Guebwiller

Church Saint-Leger (XIIème - XIIIème S.), Rhenish late Romance style. It is oldest of the three churches of Guebwiller. 

Built since 1182 thanks to the science and to the esthetism of the abbots of Murbach with which quoted it being born from Guebwiller owes its fortifications. Very out of pink sandstone the building justifying the concept of a late Romance style is constituted of two square towers in the west which rest on porches, while a third octagonal tower, is arranged with transept crossing.

The interior is specific to the Romance churches taking into consideration its alternation pillars strong pillars weak. The chorus, decorated with stalls out of wooden with biblical medallions, dates from XIVème century. Seen outside the porch of entry is with three arcades whereas the tympanum represents Christ surrounded of the Virgin and Saint-Leger.

This enigmatic saint could refer to one figures protagonists of the Golden Legend. The history proceeds “in the Year of Lord 680, of the time of Constantin IV”. With died of king Clotaire, Saint-Leger, responsible for the businesses of the kingdom, made reach Childéric the throne, which strongly displeased in Ebroïn which dedicated to the saint an eternal hatred.

Inside the church, the pillars have a number of éclatoirs impressive… Never considering! The currents are powerful there.