The Basilique Notre-Dame la Daurade of Toulouse !

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And to continue with old reliable and wonderful monument in my pink city of Toulouse I take you to another off the beaten path me think, one that I have passed by it many time but as yet going in. Therefore, let me tell you very briefly on the Basilica of Notre Dame la Daurade of Toulouse ! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Notre-Dame la Daurade Basilica, also known as Sainte-Marie la Daurade, is a church with the title of minor basilica. It is located along the quays of the Garonne river, near the square and the port of the same name.

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It is a church apparently without a steeple, with a classical facade, whose architecture can be better appreciated on the other side of the river: we then see a small undersized steeple. It was completely rebuilt at the end of the 18C on the site of one of the oldest churches in Toulouse, which was probably the chapel of the Visigothic kings and whose apse was covered with gilded early Christian mosaics (hence the name daurada, golden). Seat of a Benedictine abbey whose prior was one of the main characters of medieval Toulouse, it was bordered by mills until the end of the 14C and overlooked the main bridge of Toulouse from the 12C to the 17C, the pont de la Daurade. One of the special features of the basilica is that it houses a black virgin. The statue presented today is however the second copy of a brown virgin, known in the 10C. The worship of the Black Virgin is particularly dedicated to pregnant women. from the 16C, Notre-Dame la Brune was known as Notre-Dame La Noire (Our Lady of Black). This statue is said to have many miracles to its credit. In particular, it would have saved the Saint-Michel district from a fire in 1672.

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The statue was burned during the French revolution, in 1799, on Place du Capitole. In 1807, a new statue was sculpted after the memories that one had of the old burnt virgin. The current statue measures approximately 2 meters in height.

The basilica has a tribune organ and a choir organ. The choir the two angels in gilded wood, on either side of the altar; in 1812. Several chalices and Gospel manuscript, as well as ciboriums and other objects of worship. A pair of Louis XIV style sconces on either side of the High Altar. The Chapels have a monument to the dead of WWI between the Chapels of the Sacred Heart and the Guardian Angel. The tables show Christ on the cross between two thieves; The mystical press; Christ on the cross The crowns and scepters of the Black Madonna and Child.

The Toulouse Tourist office on the basilica: Tourist office of Toulouse on the Notre Dame de la Daurade Basilica

The official Cathedral Parish of Toulouse on the basilica: Cathedral Parish of Toulouse on the Notre Dame de la Daurade Basilica

There you go another wonderful monument to visit and again and again, along the Garonne river is wonderful. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Basilique Notre Dame de la Daurade of Toulouse ! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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