Church of Saint John the Baptist

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Catholic church historic monument parish church

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a historic Catholic church in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, renowned for its richly decorated Baroque interior and association with the 1660 royal wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque architecture
associatedWith Franco-Spanish royal relations ⓘ
history of Louis XIV ⓘ
country France ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron NERFINISHED ⓘ
facing Place Louis XIV (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) NERFINISHED ⓘ
function parish seat for local Catholic community ⓘ
hasAltar main Baroque high altar ⓘ
hasFeature elaborate altarpiece ⓘ
gilded Baroque retable ⓘ
richly decorated interior ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
vaulted nave ⓘ
wooden galleries ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
interiorStyle Baroque ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Basque Country (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
Pyrénées-Atlantiques NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint-Jean-de-Luz NERFINISHED ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent Royal wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
notableFor Baroque interior decoration ⓘ
royal wedding of 1660 ⓘ
wooden galleries typical of Basque churches ⓘ
primaryUse place of worship ⓘ
region Southwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Catholicism ⓘ
significance important religious site in Saint-Jean-de-Luz ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Saint-Jean-de-Luz ⓘ
tradition Basque Catholic tradition ⓘ
weddingDate 1660 ⓘ
9 June 1660 ⓘ
weddingOf Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maria Theresa of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz → hasBuilding → Church of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ