Church of Saint-Fiacre, Nancy explained

Church of Saint-Fiacre
Native Name Lang:fr
Religious Affiliation:Catholicism
Coordinates:48.701°N 6.1715°W
Location:Nancy
Province:Meurthe-et-Moselle
Region:Lorraine
Country:France
Administration:Grand Est
Type:église paroissiale
Architect:Prosper Morey
Architecture Style:Neogothic
Year Completed:1855

The Church of Saint-Fiacre (French: Église Saint-Fiacre) or Saint-Vincent-et-Saint-Fiacre is a neo-gothic style church built in the 19th century in Nancy, and it is dedicated to Saint Fiacre.

Location

The Saint-Fiacre church is located in the middle of rue de Metz, which is situated north of Léopold square.

History

The founding priest of this church is Joseph Simonin, who was born on 10 August 1798 in Drouville.[1] He was the abbot Michel’s nephew.[2] Joseph Simonin was the priest of the Trois-Maisons parish from 1831 to 1858. He financed the construction of Saint-Fiacre church for a third party. He died in 1858, and now he is buried under the church’s choir.

Saint-Fiacre church was designed by the architect Prosper Morey and inaugurated in . It has taken over the old church from the Trois-Maisons faubourg and the villageBoudonville, that was built in .

Organs

The great organs were renovated by Haerpfer-Erman between and with a new organ cabinet. They still retain the original pipes from 1856, designed by Jean Frédéric II Verschneider.

Architecture

This edifice was thought of by Prosper Morey. It was inuagurated in 1855.

It is composed of four altars, the choir’s is classified, as well as the pulpit.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sylvie Straehli . Dictionnaire biographique des prêtres du diocèse de Nancy et de Toul . 26 September 2022 . pdf. .
  2. Web site: Les martyrs de la terreur révolutionnaire . 26 September 2022.