2024
ÉGLISE SAINT-ÉTIENNE
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
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Read moreIt is one of the most beautiful and oldest in Martinique. Built at the end of the 18th century, with its bell tower standing in the center of the village, the structure dedicated to Saint Étienne, patron saint of the town, follows the Jesuit aesthetic codes and shows two orders of superimposed Tuscan columns. The vault in the shape of an inverted ship's hull reminds us that the building was built by sailor carpenters. The remarkable high altar would have been originally intended for the cathedral of Lima, Peru. The shipwreck of the vessel carrying it stopped its journey in Le Marin.