Saint-Martin Church of Clamecy () is a former collegiate church located in the French department of Nièvre, in the commune of Clamecy in France. The building has been classified as a historical monument since 1840. History The construction of the church began around 1215, shortly after the charter of enfranchisement was granted to the town of Clamecy in 1213 by Count Hervé of Nevers. It was consecrated to Saint Martin in 1448.M. Anfray, "Saint-Martin de Clamecy", La cathédrale de Nevers et les églises gothiques du Nivernais, Paris, Éditions A. et J. Picard et Cie, 1964, p.
The construction of the tower began in 1497, as evidenced by an inscription engraved on a pillar of the church. The church was completed in the early 16th century. Pierre Quarré, "La collégiale Saint-Martin de Clamecy", Société française d'archéologie, volume n° 125, 1967, p. -105 The façade was the work of Pierre Cuvé, master stone cutter, known as Bâr-le-Duc, who is said to have perished crushed under a block of stone.Léon Mirot, "Pierre Cuvé et sa légende", Bulletin de la Société Scientifique et Artistique de Clamecy, 1929, p. 65-71.
The architecture is dominated by the Flamboyant Gothic style. The bell tower is an exact replica of the bell tower of the Cathedral of Nevers. The church can be considered an example of Burgundian style.Pierre Quarré, "La collégiale Saint-Martin de Clamecy", Société française d'archéologie, volume n° 125, 1967, p. -118
In the late 1830s, the architect Jean-Jacques-Marie Huvé (1783–1852) carried out consolidation work on the pillars and created a false rood screen.
The church contains a Cavaillé-Coll organ from 1864, classified as a historical monument, restored in 2011 by the organ manufacture Giroud Successeurs.Manufacture d'Orgues Giroud Successeurs.
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Bibliography M. Anfray, "Saint-Martin de Clamecy", La cathédrale de Nevers et les églises gothiques du Nivernais, Paris, Éditions A. et J. Picard et Cie, 1964, p. -68. Pierre Quarré, "La collégiale Saint-Martin de Clamecy", Société française d'archéologie, volume n° 125, 1967, p. -118.
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