Saint-Piat Collegiate Church
A 12th-century religious building, one of the oldest in northern France, raised over the tomb of Saint Piat
Global Characteristics
Title:
Saint-Piat Collegiate Church
Location:
Seclin (Nord), France
Date of construction:
12th century (current building), on a sanctuary founded in the 7th century
Collection:
Archaeological collection of the city of Seclin
Description
The Saint-Piat collegiate church towers over the town of Seclin; it is one of the oldest religious buildings in northern France.
Saint Eligius, bishop of Noyon and Tournai, had the collegiate church built in the 7th century over the tomb of Saint Piat, a martyr beheaded in Seclin in 287.
© Ville de Seclin