Church of St Hubert in Bridel, Luxembourg

St Hubert's Church in Bridel is a Catholic church that belongs to the parish of Mamerdall Saint-Christophe, to the deanery of Luxembourg and to the municipality of Kopstal. The foundation stone for the church, dedicated to Saint Hubert, was laid on 9 November 1969. The plans were by Bridel architect René Schmit. It was consecrated on 19 March 1972 by Bishop Jean Hengen.[1]

On 21 June 2017 it was added to the list of classified national monuments.[2]

Interior

The tabernacle and the cross were crafted by Jean Thill, the baptismal font by Thill and Schmit.[1] The 307 m2 abstract glass concrete windows were created by Mett Hoffmann and Jean Thill.[3] The doors were designed by Maggy Stein and show the Creation on one side and the tree of life on the other.[4]

In 1990, the church received an organ from the Kleuker company of Brackwede, Bielefeld.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "BnL Viewer 2". viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu.
  2. ↑ "Liste des immeubles et objets beneficiant d'une protection nationale" (PDF). Institut national pour le patrimoine architectural. 15 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Forschungsstelle Glasmalerei des 20. Jahrhunderts e.V."
  4. ↑ Livre d'art Maggy Stein / Jean-Pierre Georg : Sculptures. Galerie de Luxembourg, 1991
  5. ↑ "Bridel". orgues.lu.

49°39′23″N 6°04′45″E / 49.65647°N 6.07913°E / 49.65647; 6.07913

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