Saint-Martin reformed church, Protestant church in Lutry, Switzerland
The Temple de Lutry is a Protestant church in Lutry, Switzerland. It has a white-plastered body with a dark tiled roof, a square tower with a steep pyramidal roof and a cross, and a carved stone portal with wooden doors.
Monks from Savigny founded a priory here around 1025, and the church was rebuilt in Gothic style after a fire in 1344. After the Reformation, a second bell tower was added in the 16th century, and restorations in the 1980s brought back its 18th-century look.
The temple is the heart of the community, and its bells ring out over the rooftops. The carved monkeys above the portal recall the Bernese stonemasons' guild and have become a symbol of the town.
The church sits in the old town, close to the lake and the main street, so you can reach it on foot. The entrance is through the carved stone portal, and the interior is usually open during the day.
The bell tower holds four bells cast between the 15th and 16th centuries, and two of them share the same note. One large bell has a broken edge from an accident in 1865, which gives it a special sound.
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