Protestants

France seems the quintesential Catholic country, so it is surprising to see evidence of Protestantism in Strasbourg. Given the proximity to Germany, where Martin Luther started the Reformation, I suppose this is understandable.

The Eglise St. Pierre le Vieux actually has two adjacent churches, one Catholic, one Protestant. This is just a few blocks east of the train station.

Eglise St. Pierre le June ("New St. Peter's") is on a site traced to a church in the the fourth century, at the end of the Roman occupation. Part of the church was built in the 11th century, more of it in the 14th as a Protestant Church.

The natural lighting in the church reveals the riches of the history of this lovely church, which is a couple of blocks north of Place Kleber. Here are the pipes for the church organ, right in the middle of everything.

Here is an example of the amazing paintings and etchings on the church walls.

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