Église Saint-Cyriaque de Wiwersheim

About

The Saint Cyriaque Church is a parish church located in Wiwersheim in the administrative district of Bas-Rhin, in the European Community of Alsace. Built between 1887 and 1888, it replaces both the old 18th century parish church, which was in the cemetery and was no longer used since the 1830s, as well as the chapel of the pilgrimage to Notre-Dame des Pains, which had been occupied by the parish since then. As part of this project, which is marked by financial difficulties and conflicts between inhabitants, the two former places of worship are razed and the new church built at the site of the chapel.

Designed by architect Henri Hannig, the new Saint-Cyriaque church is quite simple on the architectural plane, with a classical plan combining a choir and a quadrangular nave with the western facade of which is integrated the bell tower. The late Gothic choir is that of the old 15th-century chapel that was preserved, while the rest of the church favours the neo-Gothic style. Most of the furniture comes from the two previous buildings.

Distinguished among them are a pietà and...