Church of St. Théodule, Sion
The Church of St. Théodule (French: église Saint-Théodule; German: St. Theodul) is a Roman Catholic church located in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
| Church of St. Théodule | |
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| Native name French: Église Saint-Théodule | |
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| Type | Roman Catholic church |
| Location | Sion, Valais, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°14′01″N 07°21′32″E |
| Built | 1514–1516 |
| Architectural style(s) | Flamboyant Gothic |
| Official name | Église St-Théodule |
| Criteria | Category A |
| Reference no. | 7038 |
  Location of Church of St. Théodule in Switzerland  Church of St. Théodule, Sion (Canton of Valais) | |
Location
The church is located in the historic center of Sion, south from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion.
History
The first church on the site was built during the High Middle Ages on the ruins of a Roman bath.[1] The current building was built from 1514 to 1516 on the site of a former building. The vault of the choir (before 1502 – finished in 1514), symbolic of the Flamboyant Gothic style, was made by a builder from Valsesia[2] who was identified with Ulrich Ruffiner, perhaps erroneously.[3] The nave was vaulted in 1644 by Adrien III of Reidmatten. The church was renovated in 1960–64.[1]
The church was listed among the Cultural Property of National Significance.
Description
The church has a single nave and a polygonal choir. The buttresses which support the nave have niches and canopies for statues, though most have been removed. A small stair tower is built into the southern wall on the western end of the church.[1]
References
- "Église St-Théodule". api3.geo.admin.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- Grandjean, Marcel (2015). L'architecture religieuse en Suisse romande et dans l'ancien diocèse de Genève à la fin de l'époque gothique : Développement, sources et contexte. Cahiers d’archéologie romande (in French). Vol. 157. Lausanne. p. 462. ISBN 978-2-88028-157-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). - Ronco, Elena (1997). Die Prismeller Baumeister und die Spätgothik in der Schweiz (1490-1699)/I maestri prismellesi e il tardogotico svizzero (1490-1699) (in German). Milan: Magenta.
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