ÉGLISE PAROISSIALE DE LA NATIVITÉ

Intended to receive the Knights of the Teutonic Order (following an act of donation made in February 1236 by Matthew II, Duke of Lorraine), the Church of the Nativity was built by military hospitallers who had been granted a place to build a house and a chapel in the city. The church of the Nativity surprises by the contrast between its massive defensive exterior and the elegance of its gothic interior decoration. The appearance of a fortified church is emphasized by its powerful buttresses that act as a buttress and by its bell tower.