Église Saint-Sépulcre d'Abbeville, Gothic church in Abbeville, France.
Église Saint-Sépulcre d'Abbeville is a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the old town, built in the 15th century. Its light beige and grey stone walls are streaked with moss; a gabled facade with a large pointed-arch window and carved portal stands beside a taller square tower with a clock, louvered lancet openings and a small statue in a niche. Inside, ribbed vaults rise over slender columns, and the nave ends in an apse with three tall pointed windows above the altar.
Construction of this church began after the Hundred Years War ended, symbolizing a period of rebuilding in northern France during the 1400s. This era marked a time of renewed cultural and architectural investment in the town.
The church displays modern stained glass windows created by artist Alfred Manessier in the late 1980s, showing themes of life, death, and resurrection. These contemporary artworks create a striking contrast within the medieval stone structure.
The church is accessible from April through September without advance booking, but from October through March visitors need to arrange their visit in advance. Plan according to the season and check conditions before arriving.
The Mise au tombeau, or Holy Sepulchre group, was financed by Johan du Bos, a bourgeois of Abbeville, and set in a wall niche behind two Flamboyant Gothic arches. It shows seven figures: Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, Mary, John and the three Holy Women. The recumbent Christ is carved in wood while the other figures are stone; damaged in the Revolution, it was restored by J. Blondin in 1899.
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