St. Martin's Church, Ahetze

St. Martin's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Ahetze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It was registered as an official Historical Monument on June 5, 1973.[1]

St. Martin's Church, Ahetze
French: église Saint-Martin d'Ahetze
Basque: San Martin eliza (Ahetze)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceDiocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron
RiteRoman
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
StatusActive
Location
LocationAhetze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques,  France
Geographic coordinates43°24′21″N 1°34′17″W
Architecture
Typechurch
Groundbreaking16th century

Description

St. Martin Church is located at a crossing point of the Way of St. James. Its construction started in the 16th century. It contains an 18th-century wooden statue of St. James[2] in pilgrim clothing, an 18th-century statue of the Assumption of Mary,[3] an 18th-century altarpiece[4] and a 15th-century processional cross.[5] The arms of this cross are garnished with small bells. During a witch trial in 1609, this cross was considered as a diabolical object by Councillor Pierre de Lancre.[6]

The cemetery of the church features a disc-shaped stele. Another stele from Ahetze is exhibited at the Basque Museum, Bayonne.

  • The church
  • The bell tower seen from the village
  • The bell tower
  • The apse
  • The entrance of the church
  • The altar with Jesus Christ and two pilgrims
  • Detail of the altarpiece: the Annunciation
  • The Notre-Dame du Scapulaire, Mater purissima stained-glass window
  • A disc-shaped stele
  • The choir of the church
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References
  1. Eglise Saint-Martin (in French), base Mérimée, Ministry of Culture (France)
  2. statue : Saint Jacques en tenue de pèlerin (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture (France)
  3. statue : Vierge de l'Assomption (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture
  4. retable, 7 tableaux (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture
  5. croix de procession (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture
  6. Veyrin, Philippe; Ribeton, Olivier (November 2012). Les Basques de Labourd, de Soule et de Basse Navarre : leur histoire et leurs traditions (monograph) (in French). Pau: Cairn. p. 303. ISBN 9782350682617. OCLC 826784280.


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