The Lost Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Ethe: A Lecture in Virton
Guido Hossey traces the history of Ethe's disappeared parish church, still vivid in Gaume's collective memory.
Practical info
- Where
- Musée gaumais de Virton
Virton~13 km from the gîtes - When
- Wednesday, 14 October 202614 octobre 2026, début à 19h
- What
- Conférence de Guido Hossey retraçant l'histoire de l'église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul d'Ethe, édifice religieux disparu de la Gaume, à travers archives, plans, illustrations et récits.
- Who / for whom
- Musée gaumaisEvent website
On 14 October 2026, the Musée gaumais in Virton hosts a lecture devoted to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Ethe, a religious building that has long since disappeared from the Gaume landscape. Presented by Guido Hossey, the evening begins at 7:00 PM and forms part of the museum's cultural programme.
For several centuries, the church stood as the spiritual and architectural anchor of the community of Ethe. Its construction, successive alterations, and eventual disappearance tell the story of a village as much as of a building. Drawing on archives, architectural plans, illustrations and eyewitness accounts, Guido Hossey works to restore shape and substance to a structure no longer visible today.
The Musée gaumais sits in the heart of Virton, within easy reach of the holiday cottages scattered across the region. Arriving roughly fifteen minutes before the start allows you to settle comfortably and, time permitting, browse the exhibition halls while waiting for the first intervention.