Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne
CHALONS

Building Data for Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne

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  • Type: Cathedral
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  • Region: Champagne-Ardenne
  • Department: Marne
  • Coords: 48.955, 4.3576
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  • Surveyed: 1977, 1980-83, 1992-98, 2015

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Documents for Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne

1186, 12 January



Bishop Guy III de Joinville consecrated the chapel of Saint Jacques de Provins. Not necessarily pertaining to construction

...ALTARE A NOBIS IN HONORE SANCTI JACOBI CONSECRATUM.

...an altar was consecrated by us in honor of Saint-Jacques.

Source: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, MS Latin 17032, fol. 117.

1205



Money for construction.

...QUARUM MEDIETATEM AD OPUS IPSIUS ECCLESIE, ET MEDIETATEM AD PONTEM CIVITATIS EDIFICANDUM INSTITUIMUS EXPENDI.

...of which half will be spent on the work of their church, and half to build bridges in the city.

Source: Mortet, 1995, ii, 200-201.

Funds derived from relics sent from Constantinople and given to the cathedral.

1206, May



Chapel founded.

CUM ECCLESIAM BEATI NICHOLAI QUE SITA ERAT AB ANTIQUO JUXTA PARIETES ECCLESIE NOSTRE CUM QUADAM DOMO AD EADAM ECCLESIAM [...] IPSI ADHERENTE. ECCLESIAM [MAIN] AMPLIARE VOLENTES DURUI FECESSENT.

...with the church of Saint Nicholas which had been sited from antiquity against the wall of our church along with the house which had been attached to this same church. The enlargement of the church they wished to do would otherwise be difficult.

Source: Archives Départementale de la Marne, Chalons-en-Champagne, G 1128-9.

Ravaux, "La cathédrale…", pp. 360-400, thinks this is when the land was bought.

1216



A visit above the windows and roof

...QUESTIO VERTERETUR SUPER VITRIIS ET TECTO ECCLESIE QUE DICTUM CAPITULUM DICEBAT DEBERE PREDICTUM THESAURARIUM RETINERE.

...an inquest directed above the windows and the roof of the church that said chapter ordered to be made by the aforementioned treasurer.

Source: Bibliothèque Municipale de Châlons, Ms 250, fol. 602.

1217



Chapel of S. Nicolas is called 'new'.

...IN CAPELLA SANCTI NICHOLAI SUPER FORIS ECCLESIE PERFATE DE NOVO CONSTRUCTA.

...in the newly constructed chapel of Saint-Nicholas above the portal.

Source: Archives Départementale de la Marne, Chalons-en-Champagne, G 416.

1230



Fire.

...ECCLESIA NOSTRA DESTRUITUR, ET DISCORDIA INTER BARONES REGNI FRANCIS.

...our church was destroyed, and there was discord between the barons in the kingdom of France.

Source: Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalons, Ms 250, pg. 679.

1237 October



An altar behind the main altar is mentioned

CELEBRATUR IN ECCLESIA NOSTRA OMNIE DIE PRO DEFUNCTIS UNA MISSA PRO DEFUNCTIS FIDELIBUS UNA MISSA POST PRIMAM DECANTAM AD ALTARE QUOD EST RETRO MAIUS ALTARE PER UNUM DE CAPELLANIS...

In our church each day a mass for the dead was sung after Prime by a chaplain at an altar which is behind the high altar...

Source: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Gaigniéres Collection, MS Latin 17032, fol. 139.

Original is lost.


1247/48



Bishop Geoffroy de Grandpré buried in front of choir in May.

1247 - OBIIT X CALEND. MAII EODEM ANNO, AUT SEQUENTI, SEPULTUS AN JANUAM CHORI.

1247 - Died 10 calends of May of this year, or the following, he was buried in the entrance to the choir.

Source: GC, 1751, ix, col. 887.