Blois-Vienne Church
Blois-Vienne Church St. Saturnin Church of Blois | |
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Flamboyant Gothic | |
Groundbreaking | c. 1500 |
Completed | 1528 |
Blois-Vienne Church (Église Saint-Saturnin de Blois in
.It was originally built between circa
Its west side is oriented to one of the 4 last churchyards in France: Saint Saturnin's Churchyard.
History
Origins
Between the 10th and 11th centuries, a
Site of pilgrimage
Since its establishment, the successive Blois-Vienne churches have always been modest buildings. It was also located on one of the
However, during the 15th and 16th centuries, it became an important place of
Construction
Over the centuries, the church has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. This was due to
The construction of the current church was ordered by Queen Anne of Brittany a few years after 1499, when she married newly King Louis XII who was established in Blois.[7] However, this was interrupted when she died in 1514.[8] A reconstruction project was set up in the early 16th century but remained unfinished. However, this project led to new developments in the church: a gallery cemetery was created between 1515 and 1520, as well as a chapel in 1528.
During the
A violent storm broke out on June 8, 1678, and destroyed the bell tower.[11]
After the
Modern era
Since
During the Loire river floods of 1856, the church was inundated, but not in 1846, neither in 1866.
The overall edifice was listed as a
Gallery
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West front of the church
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Stained glass window of the invocation to “Our Lady of Assistance” to save the suburb of Vienne from flooding in 1866
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Stained glass window of the coronation of “Our Lady of Assistance”
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St Clement
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Statue of Joan of Arc
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Statue of “Our Lady of Assistance”
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Baptismal font with gallows baptistery
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St Anne chapel
References
- ^ "Saint-Saturnin church and churchyard". blois.fr. 2022.
- ^ Chanoine Joseph Chapeau (1931). Les gloires de Notre-Dame des Aydes de Vienne-Lez-Blois : son histoire, son culte, son pèlerinage (in French).
- ISBN 2-85443-433-1.
- ISBN 2-11-081322-9.
- ^ On the Blois City Official Website (2022). "La Creusille Harbour". blois.fr.
- ISBN 2-85443-433-1.
- ^ On the Blois City Official Website (2022). "St Saturnin Church and Churchyard". blois.fr.
- ISBN 2-11-081322-9.
- ISBN 2-11-081322-9.
- ISBN 2-85443-433-1.
- ISBN 2-85443-433-1.
- ISBN 2-11-081322-9.