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Church of Saint Peter of Tonnerre dans l'Yonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise baroque
Yonne

Church of Saint Peter of Tonnerre

    Église Saint-Pierre
    89700 Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
Crédit photo : Daniel CULSAN - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
900
1000
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
IXe siècle
Origins of the building
1556
A devastating fire
1616
Organ buffet
1712-1713
Chair to preach
20 novembre 1920
Historical monument classification
2003
Restoration of stained glass windows
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Saint Peter's Church: by decree of 20 November 1920

Key figures

Jehan Gros - Organ factor Author of the original organ in 1610.
Jean Dumont - Organ factor Reconstructed the organ in 1675.
Joseph de Saint-Martin - Organ factor Collaborated in the reconstruction of 1675.
Charles-Henri de Clermont - Count of Thunder Weapons on the stand.

Origin and history

The Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre church, located in the Yonne department, is a Catholic building dating back to the ninth century. Although partially destroyed by a fire in 1556, it was rebuilt and modified over the centuries, incorporating a Baroque facade and interior elements such as a 17th century organ and 16th century stained glass windows restored in 2003. Its history reflects the architectural and religious evolutions of the region.

Ranked a historic monument in 1920, the church houses exceptional furniture, including an organ buffet of 1616, an eighteenth-century pulpit, and 16th-century paintings depicting biblical scenes. The royal and papal weapons adorning the gallery testify to its historic importance. Despite the disappearance of the 11th century chapel, the building retains traces of its medieval and modern past.

The church dominates the city of Tonnerre and offers a remarkable panorama, highlighting its central role in the urban and religious landscape. His organ, rebuilt in 1675 by Jean Dumont and Joseph de Saint-Martin, as well as his stained glass windows and 18th-century work bench, illustrate the richness of his heritage. The presence of the weapons of Charles-Henri de Clermont, Count of Tonnerre, recalls the links between the building and the local lords.

The successive changes, notably after the fire of 1556, shaped its present appearance, mixing Gothic and Baroque styles. The stained glass windows, restored in the 21st century, and paintings from the 16th century, such as L'Ecce Homo or Le Coronation d'pines, reinforce its artistic and historical interest. The church remains a symbol of Tonnerre's religious and cultural life through the ages.

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