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Saint Julian
Conférence dans le cadre du 600e anniversaire de la consécration de l’église Saint-Julien (1415-2015) : « Il y a Julien et Julien … »
De Julien de Brioude, soldat romain, martyr sous Dioclétien, à Julien l’Hospitalier, héros oedipien de la Légende dorée, la dévotion entremêle les fils de l’Histoire et du récit hagiographique. Sans cesse se reconstruit un imaginaire.
Orateur : Jean-Marc Depluvrez, historien et historien de l’art, ancien membre de la Casa de Velázquez – Ecole des Hautes Etudes Hispanique et Ibériques (Madrid).
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Saint Julian
Saint Julian’s church holds an important place in the patrimony dear to Ath’s inhabitants, primarily because on the 4th Sunday in August every year the “ducasse” , the symbolic marriage of the giants, Goliath, is held.
The building was erected at the end of the 14th, beginning of the 15th centuries in Gothic style. From this period, the large tower, the apse of the choir and the beautiful West portal still exists.
After a fire in 1817, the interior was rearranged in neo-Classical style. Noteworthy is the remarkable decoration of the choir in trompe d’oeil and the four 19th century paintings hanging on the side walls depicting scenes from the New Testament. The church also has the casket reliquary of Saint Julian.
One can listen to a beautiful carillon of 3 octaves and 41 bells.
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Celebration times
Monday till Friday : 8.30 am
Sunday : 11 am
