The Church Saint Sebastian of Ettelbruck !!

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I like to tell you about this church with its own post, It is the quant town of Ettelbruck in the country of Luxembourg. We have come several times over the years and is our favorite little country. It is so nice quant, clean, efficient, and just gave a good feeling from the first visit in 1991 and it has remained strong ever since. I have many nice memories of my dear late wife Martine here.  Do read/see my other posts on the City and country in my post, One of the nice monuments here is the Church Saint Sebastian and here is my take on it. Hope you enjoy the post as I.

We have here the Church Saint Sebastian which has a decagonal structure ,and contains tombstones dating as far back to the 15C.

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The first stone of the current neo-Romanesque parish Church Saint Sebastian was laid in 1841. Although completed in 1851, the church was not consecrated until 1864. The interior houses several precious objects of art: a oil painting by Joseph Probst entitled « The Burning Bush », an African Shona sculpture, a beautiful choir organ of eight and a half stops and several remarkable stained glass windows representing, among other things, a panorama of Ettelbruck.

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The parish church of Ettelbruck honors the Benedictine spirit of Saint Sebastian, constructed in the order of Saints Peter and Paul. Functioning as a Deanery Center, one of the six administrative facilities under the command of the Archbishop. The exterior reflects the Dutch-influenced baroque design, with gothic elements on the inside. Crossing a ribbed vault decorated with Flemish frescoes, the way leads to the church’s high altar, a masterful addition of the 19C. Behind the altar lies the church’s pipe organ, produced by the only organ production company in the grand duchy since a century ago. Finally 4 round side chapels were added to support the church.

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Ettelbruck’s name dates back to the invasion of the Low Countries by Attila the Hun in 451 . Attila and his army built a bridge , called a bruck and crossed the Alzette river near Schieren. The local language variant of Attila’s name was “Ettel” so the bridge became known as the location of Attila’s bridge, or Ettelbruck. The town lies at the exact spot where three rivers meet: the Sauer, the Wark and the Alzette. This location has historically made Ettelbruck a major transportation hub for the country second only to Luxembourg City,

A bit of history I like tell us that US forces first liberated the town on September 11, 1944, but Germany retook the town back on December 16, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. US General George S. Patton on Christmas Day, December 25, 1944 led US troops in the final liberation of Ettelbruck from Nazi occupation. One of Ettelbruck’s main squares is named Patton Square, and is located at the exact spot where the Nazis offensive into Luxembourg’s Alzette Valley was stopped, ending its attempt to reoccupy the country as a whole.

The town of Ettelbruck on its heritage : https://ettelbruck.lu/visiteur/de/decouvrir/la-ville/

The Luxembourg tourist board on Ettelbruck: https://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/ardennes/ettelbruck

There you go folks, a nice monument to visit in Ettelbruck , nice quant small town and an experience to remember forever. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church of Saint Sebastian as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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