SAINTE-AGATHE CHAPEL

The Chapel of Saint Agatha has a choir and frescoes from the 13th century. The chapel was consecrated on 26 June 1035 by the bishop of Metz, Thierry II of Luxembourg. The church was originally dedicated to St. Voldaricus, the name of which is in modern form Ulrich. Saint Agatha is the patron saint of wet nurses. During restoration work undertaken in 1977, the chapel of Grand'Eich dedicated to Saint Agatha of Réding, revealed, under the plaster of its vault, the presence of frescoes dating from the 13th century. There were four frescoes, one of which had unfortunately been demolished, depicting the symbols of the Four Gospels: the eagle of St John, the ox of St Luke, the lion of St Mark and the angel of St Matthew. The representation of winged animals shows the very ancient influence of Mesopotamia or Egypt. Restored in 1978, they represent one of the oldest series of frescoes in the entire Moselle department, the construction of the chapel dating back to 1035. Almost nothing remains of the 1035 construction.