Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Luz
{{Short description|Church in the Northern Basque Country}}
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San Joan Bataiatzailearen eliza (Donibane Lohizune)
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The Church of St John the Baptist, Saint-Jean-de-Luz ({{langx|fr|Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Luz}}; {{langx|eu|San Joan Bataiatzailearen eliza (Donibane Lohizune)}}) is a Roman Catholic church in the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
History
Louis XIV was married in the church on 9 June 1660.{{Cite web |title=The Marriage of King Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain - Travel Blog {{!}} France Just For You |url=https://www.france-justforyou.com/blog/the-marriage-of-king-louis-xiv-and-maria-theresa-of-spain#:~:text=Did%20you%20know%20that%20King,king%20in%20Spain%20and%20Portugal |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.france-justforyou.com |archive-date=2022-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627122001/https://www.france-justforyou.com/blog/the-marriage-of-king-louis-xiv-and-maria-theresa-of-spain#:~:text=Did%20you%20know%20that%20King,king%20in%20Spain%20and%20Portugal |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Maison Louis XIV {{!}} En Pays Basque |url=https://www.en-pays-basque.fr/en/visit/maison-louis-xiv/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.en-pays-basque.fr |archive-date=2022-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116102846/https://www.en-pays-basque.fr/en/visit/maison-louis-xiv/ |url-status=live }}
Architecture
The church is known for its monumental altarpiece, in carved gilded wood, that occupies the entire height of the back wall of the apse, and the two wings that flank it.{{Cite web |title=Église St-Jean Baptiste St-Jean de Luz, France Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/st-jean-de-luz/attractions/eglise-st-jean-baptiste/a/poi-sig/1192113/1003094 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}
The church has been a Monument historique since 1931.
Gallery
File:Saint jean de luz - église.JPG|Interior
File:Saint Jean de Luz Eglise.jpg|Exterior
File:Organ in the church saint Jan de Lus.jpg|The organ
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Saint Jean de Luz)-Retable.jpg|The altarpiece
File:Inner view of the church in Saint Janjan de Lus.jpg|The pulpit
References
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Category:Monuments historiques of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Category:Roman Catholic churches in France
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