St. Martin's Church, Ahetze

St. Martin Church is located at a crossing point of the Way of St. James. Its construction started in the 16th century. It contains an 18th-century wooden statue of St. James^[2] in pilgrim clothing, an 18th-century statue of the Assumption of Mary,^[3] an 18th-century altarpiece^[4] and a 15th-century processional cross.^[5] The arms of this cross are garnished with small bells. During a witch trial in 1609, this cross was considered as a diabolical object by Councillor Pierre de Lancre.^[6]

The cemetery of the church features a disc-shaped stele [fr]. Another stele from Ahetze is exhibited at the Basque Museum, Bayonne [es; eu; fr].

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  The church
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  The bell tower seen from the village
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  The bell tower
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  The apse
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  The entrance of the church
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  The altar with Jesus Christ and two pilgrims
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  Detail of the altarpiece: the Annunciation
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  The Notre-Dame du Scapulaire, Mater purissima stained-glass window
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  A disc-shaped stele
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  The choir of the church

• 64009 - Ahetze - Église Saint-Martin (in French), Clochers de France
• Observatoire du Patrimoine religieux (in French)

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