A leisurely Monday morning in Colmar was given to a guided visit to Collégial St Martin (named for Martin of Tours) and Église des Domincans.
Unlike a church previously visited, the Collégial had fine tympana. Maybe Colmar was not so revolutionary or the human figures were not perceived as religious! The central figure is St Nicolas - those on his right are receiving alms.
Stained glass spanned several periods, but we were told that this face of Christ dated from early in the current church's history- some time around the 1200s. Note -large blue eyes and golden hair!
Outside, the roof has coloured tiles and large gargoyles-
One is a pig, "judensäue" a testament to a troubled history of Jews in medieval Alsace as there is also a similar corner sculpture on a portal.
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