Saint Etienne Caen

William the conqueror s tomb is in front of saint étienne s high altar and the tomb of his wife matilda stands in la trinité s choir.

Saint etienne caen. The organ of st. The church of saint étienne le vieux old saint stephen s is a former roman catholic church today partly ruined located in the old city of caen calvados france. The abbey of saint étienne also known as abbaye aux hommes men s abbey by contrast with the abbaye aux dames ladies abbey is a former benedictine monastery in the french city of caen normandy dedicated to saint stephen. The lifelong dream of pious cavaille coll was to build an organ for st.

Only one leg bone of the duke has been preserved and buried once again in the church under a simple slab. His magnificent tomb was devastated during the wars of religion 1562. Der untere teil besteht aus einem sockel drei portalen mit gesims und zwei fensterreihen mit rundbögen. Both date from the 1060s and are fine specimens of norman romanesque.

It was founded in 1063 by william the conqueror and is one of the most important romanesque buildings in normandy. On our short stop over in the city of caen we had the opportunity to have a quick visit of this church who has a nice garde in front of it. In caen the churches of saint étienne the abbaye aux hommes la trinité the abbaye aux dames escaped war damage. Anyhow the saint etienne church of caen who was formerly the abbey of the men s so not to be confused with the nearby.

Im westen befindet sich eine doppelturmfassade welche in acht zonen aufgeteilt ist. It is not to be confused with the nearby church of saint étienne the former church of the abbaye aux hommes. He designed and continually improved the concept which was presented to three popes. William the conqueror had decided to be buried at saint etienne de caen.