Collegiate Church of Saint-Just
The current church of "Saint-Just" or "Saint-Just and the Macchabées", replaces the one that was ravaged by the Protestants in 1562 and which was located on the site of the current archaeological garden of Saint-Just, rue des Macchabées. Its stained glass collection is a beautiful representation of the art of stained glass in Lyon, from the 19th century with the works of Lesourd, Brun-Bastenaire, Gentelet and Godart, Barrelon and Veyrat, Dufêtre, and those of the beginning of the 20th century by the Atelier Nicod.
About this building
Remains of the foundations of the monumental church of Saint Just, built at the end of the 4th century, enlarged and modified in the medieval period, in the 12th and 13th centuries. The present church, built from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 18th century, was embellished in the 19th century. Its facade was redone by Jean Delamonce in the 18th c. The church, in classical style, presents a beautiful collection of paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and stained glass windows from 1830. Pope Innocent IV organised an ecumenical council in the old church in 1245 and stayed 6 years in the adjoining chapter buildings. A scenographic fresco of 1550 has been reproduced by the City of Creation on an adjacent wall.
