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Saint-Jacques Church
Religious building, Listed or registered (CNMHS), Historic site and monument
in Le Carbet
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This baroque church, which has not been destroyed by natural disasters, is the oldest in Martinique.
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It was probably remodelled if not rebuilt by the Dominicans, after the departure of the Jesuits who had built the first building in 1651. It contains a relic of the Apostle Santiago the Major. It was carried in the church by Abbot Rocafort, who asked it from Rome in 1846. The church is dedicated to Saint Jacques in honour of Du Parquet.
The Latin cross plan has a nave with aisles.
Originally, the choir walls were decorated with canvas paintings representing certain Old and New Testament...It was probably remodelled if not rebuilt by the Dominicans, after the departure of the Jesuits who had built the first building in 1651. It contains a relic of the Apostle Santiago the Major. It was carried in the church by Abbot Rocafort, who asked it from Rome in 1846. The church is dedicated to Saint Jacques in honour of Du Parquet.
The Latin cross plan has a nave with aisles.
Originally, the choir walls were decorated with canvas paintings representing certain Old and New Testament scenes. The windows were made of canvases nailed to frames.
The 1839 earthquake horizontally slits the church at the windows of the nave. It was repaired between 1840 and 1841. Father Goux, priest of Le Carbet from 1835 to 1861, marked the life of the town. He was responsible for the widening of Trou Caribe, a tunnel that provided easier access to Saint-Pierre, and for the creation of two schools: one for girls and the other for boys.
The church benefited from a restoration programme in the 2000s.
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