Church of Saint Martin, Fressin
The church of Saint Martin is a remarkable and impressive building, one of the most beautiful in Artois, described by the author Bernanos in his books.
About this building
In the flamboyant gothic style, it is vaulted along the entire 42 meters of its length. The belfry is a wooden structure, slate-covered, not very high, over the transept crossing. The choir has a seigniorial chapel (1425) on the north side, ordered by Jeanne du Roy, widow of Jean IV, lord of Créquy and Fressin. It contains the oldest carved stone altar altarpiece, 15th century, in the Pas de Calais. It is a classified Historical Monument. The transept is slightly later. The nave and the two side aisles were built between 1473 and 1518. A fire in 1525 caused its partial destruction, but it was rebuilt in 1530. The vaulting of the nave and south aisle was finished in 1690.
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