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Saint-Philibert Church of Dijon en Côte-d'or

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Caquetoire
Eglise romane
Côte-dor

Saint-Philibert Church of Dijon

    Place Saint-Bénigne
    21000 Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon
Crédit photo : Auteur inconnu - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1103
First written entry
1137
Fire of Dijon
1187
Granting of the Commune Charter
1508-1511
Construction of central porch
1795
Revolutionary decommissioning
1825
Destruction of the abside
1862 et 1913
Historical monuments
1974-1979
Work and degradation
2002 et 2011
Partial reopenings
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Saint-Philibert Church (former): by list of 1862 and by decree of 20 August 1913

Key figures

Hugues III - Duke of Burgundy (1162–1192) Granted the charter of commune in 1187.
Saint Philibert - Holy patron saint of the church Dedicated monument since at least 1103.
Saint Bénigne - Bishop of Dijon (IIIth century) Represented on the side porch tympanum.

Origin and history

The church Saint-Philibert, located on Rue Michelet in Dijon, is the only Romanesque religious building still standing in the city, with the exception of its porch, its northern chapels and its Gothic bell tower (early 16th century). Its west façade has a central porch built between 1508 and 1511, flanked by two 18th century lateral spans, topped by a rose. The gate, framed by eight columns with capitals, leads to a nave with five bay vaulted spans, illuminated by high windows. The cross of the transept supports an octagonal dome on trunks, while a 16th century tower, with a stone arrow, dominates the whole. Part of the north wall, rebuilt in 1825, sealed the openings of the absidioles and the now extinct abside.

The church is located in a former cemetery located west of the Castrum of Dijon. Although the hypothesis of a Paleo-Christian basilica dedicated to St.Paschasia was abandoned, a document of 1103 already attests to a church dedicated to St. Philibert. The current Romanesque building would have been rebuilt after the 1137 fire. In the Middle Ages, he played a major civic role: the porch served as a place of inauguration for mayors and aldermen, and it was before him that the charter of commune was granted in 1187 by Duke Hugues III. The church became a symbol of urban freedoms and was the site of winemakers in the neighbourhood.

During the Revolution, Saint-Philibert was decommissioned and turned into a stable for the horses of the garrison (1795), then into a military depot. In 1818, the city recovered the nude property, but had the absidioles and the absidioles shaved in 1825 to expand the rue des Vieilles-Étuves. Ranked a historic monument in 1862 and in 1913, it served as a food depot before being restored in the 20th century. In 1974, poorly adapted works (heated concrete pad) caused degradation by saline lifts, forcing its closure in 1979. After repairs, it reopened partially in 2002 and 2011, but is now permanently closed to the public.

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