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Saint-Pantaléon church
A building dedicated to Saint Pantaleon
Saint Pantaleon lived in Nicomedia, Asia Minor, in the 3rd century AD.
A physician close to the emperor Diocletian, he converted to the Christian religion. Pantaleon began to believe in God and healed the sick in the name of Christ.
During the great Christian persecution of 303, he was denounced and arrested on the orders of the emperor.
The emperor asked him to renounce his faith.
He refused to renounce his religion and was subjected to atrocious torture, which he survived.
He was therefore considered a miracle worker. During his final torture, Pantaleon accepted his fate and authorised his executioner to behead him.
Since then, he has been the patron saint of doctors.
A history marked by the fire of 1524.
A physician close to the emperor Diocletian, he converted to the Christian religion. Pantaleon began to believe in God and healed the sick in the name of Christ.
Mentioned as early as 1189, Saint-Pantaléon church was built of wood and cob at the time. In the early 16th century, plans were made to rebuild the building in stone. This new construction, under the direction of Jean I Bailly, seemed to be well under way by 1508.
Unfortunately, the great fire of 1524, which destroyed almost 1,500 houses in the historic centre, destroyed part of the church just as it was about to be completed.
Listed as a historic monument in 1862, Saint-Pantaléon church is protected in the same way as other listed religious buildings.
The east facade of the church was partially restored in 2007 and a stained glass window was created in the axial bay in 2008.
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A blend of architectural styles
A blend of architectural styles.
As you enter the church, you will notice three distinct stages of construction.
The church has a Latin cross plan with a single side aisle, side chapels, a transept that does not overhang, and a combination of an apse and a flat chevet, giving it a rectangular shape that is the first example of this type in Troyes.
The southern façade and chevet of the building are in the flamboyant Gothic style.
The gable over the transept door is one of the finest examples, with its exaggerated use of curly cabbage. The north facade, meanwhile, was designed in the Renaissance style with Italianate decoration.
Built between 1635 and 1675, the upper sections are in the classical style. The chestnut roof panelling, imitating a barrel vault, rises to a height of 28 metres.
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A showcase for 16th century sculpture in Troy
Saint-Pantaléon church, like a jewel case, contains a multitude of emblematic sculptures from the 16th century.
During the 16th century, Troyes was a veritable hotbed of artistic activity, so much so that it became known as the "Troyes School" in the fields of sculpture, stained glass, architecture and painting.
It attracted many artists who contributed to the town's renown, such as Dominique Florentin, known as "the Florentine" (1501-1570).
Born and trained in Florence with the masters of the Italian Renaissance, he came to work on the Fontainebleau site and made friends with artists from Troyes, whom he followed to Champagne in 1541.
Remarkable works of faith and charity (1550-1551), Dominique Florentin.
These two statues, facing each other on the last pillars of the central nave, come from the rood screen of the collegiate church of Saint-Etienne.
Faith can be identified by her attributes: the cross and the chalice clutched to her chest.
Saint Barbara (1530).
The statue of Saint Barbara, located on the second south pillar of the nave, is also admirable. The details of her costume and hairstyle, characteristic of the time of François 1st, make her one of the jewels of fine 16th-century statuary.
She holds a palm (now broken), the attribute of martyrs, in her right hand and a book in her left.
Saint James (mid-16th century)
This work is emblematic of mid-16th-century statuary.
It was certainly placed in a specific location due to the position of the figure and the truncated stone base.
Saint James holds a large pilgrim's staff in his right hand, resting it on a book with a rosary behind it.
His straw hat is sculpted very realistically.
As for his clothes, they are in the antique style.
The art of greyness.
Saint-Pantaléon church boasts a number of stained-glass windows with historical grisaille designs.
Grisaille is a painting technique used on glass. It involves using glass powder that is mixed with different metallic oxides depending on the desired colour.
It is applied to the surface of glass that has already been fired.
The glass is then annealed at a lower temperature to fix the colour pigments.
For more information on the history of this building.
Flyers are available from the museums concerned.
GLOSSARY
Marguillier : member of a parish council.
Fabrique : group of clerics or lay people administering the property of a church.
Remplage : stone framework of stained glass windows forming an ornamental network.
Grisaille : a glass painting technique using glass powder mixed with various metallic oxides depending on the desired colour. It is deposited on the surface of glass that has already been fired.
The glass is then annealed at a lower temperature to fix the colour pigments.
Jaune d'argent : process obtained by applying silver salts to the surface of the glass, which turns yellow on firing.
Tabernacle : small cupboard placed on the altar or built into the wall of the choir of a church, used to store the consecrated host.
Monture en chef-d'oeuvre : a delicate process for integrating new pieces of glass into another hollowed-out sheet of glass. It is used to insert small elements that you wish to highlight.
Ciboire : a sacred vessel with a lid in which consecrated hosts are kept.
Bas-relief : scultpure in which the figures protrude sharply, almost independent of the background.
Haut-relief : scultpure in which the figures protrude sharply, almost independent of the background.
Polychrome : including several colours.
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