L'église Saint-Séverin Découverte et Divertissement Tourism Idées Séjours

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Saint-Séverin Church is a limestone building reconstructed towards the end of the 16th century, transformed in the 18th century, and enlarged in 1876. Its origins are believed to predate the Crusades. The Church of Aye is known as 'of the seven castles' because it is surrounded by seven impressive ancient buildings. This church was a dependency of the Abbey of Saint-Hubert from 1233 until the end of the Ancien Régime. Inside, you can see, embedded in the wall, the Gothic funerary slab of Lord Ystasse Doyssen (Dochain), who died on August 16, 1324. The church was built in three successive phases: the oldest part is the tower, constructed during the second half of the 16th century. The second phase concerns the nave with three aisles, whose side aisles were restored in 1750. Following a municipal decree in 1867, oculi were pierced in the clerestory, a fifth bay was added to the nave, and the choir, along with the pseudo-transept, was built in 1870. Inside, pilasters and Gothic columns support the vaults of the first three bays. A wooden pulpit of truth has been preserved, and the church is adorned with contemporary stained glass created by Maddy Schmit.