Church of Saint-Nizier - Troyes

In 582, Bishop Gallomagne brought to Troyes the relics of Nizier, the primate of Lyon, who was highly venerated in the region and died in 573.

He placed them in the church of Saint-Maur, built at the end of the 5th century and renamed Saint-Nizier . The current church dates from the 16th century, with a square tower completed around 1619. One of the bells at the top of the tower is the only remnant of the Porte Saint Jacques (now rue Kléber), one of the oldest fortified gates in the city, which was destroyed in 1832. Its remarkable roof with glazed tiles is reminiscent of the Burgundian style.

Inside the church, you can admire the vastness and brightness of the Gothic naves . The stained glass windows, an exceptional collection of the Trojan School, illustrate subjects from the Old and New Testaments, as well as Trojan history and legends. Several anonymous sculptures date from the early Renaissance, including an Entombment (far right), a polychrome Pietà (far left) and the famous Christ of Pity (3rd chapel on the left).

Willem Vandenameele