The Church Saint Sauveur of Lille !!

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Again, for the story, It took me a while , worse when you have family about an hour from the city. But often said, living and visiting are two different things . When in the area stay with family and this time again,however, did it in reverse order, when to see Lille and its sights, (stay tune for posts), and then went to see family. I went by them and feel should be in my blog as well. Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Sauveur of Lille !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Saint-Sauveur Church 97 Rue Saint-Sauveur in the Lille Centre district;  built between 1898-1902, the original church having been destroyed by a fire in 1896. Its construction on the site of an old Gothic church that burned down in 1896 took place from 1898 to 1902. On this site there existed a Gothic style church from the 14C which gave its name to the Lille-Saint-Sauveur district.

Lille ch Saint Sauveur front oct23

Lille ch Saint Sauveur side back oct23

The Church Saint Sauveur was topped by a spire which served as a point of focus for the artillerymen of the Austrian armies during the siege of 1792 (French revolution) ,and which was not rebuilt, The church is a three-nave brick, sandstone and limestone church built according to a Latin cross plan. The transept crossing is covered by a dome. A  culde  covers the choir and the bell tower is at the back of the chevet. The bell tower houses four bells cast in 1923 and baptized on January 28, 1923.

Lille ch Saint Sauveur belltower side 97 Rue Saint Sauveur oct23

Some elements of the old church have been preserved, in particular the five stained glass windows of the choir (1867), the main altar (1879-1882) and the altar of Saint-Anges (1884) in the north arm of the transept, The church also contains exceptional oak furniture (organ case, monumental pulpit, confessionals), The gallery organ dates from 1902. The Choir organ was installed at the Notre-Dame de Fives Church, the latter’s gallery organ awaiting restoration. It also contains a painting from 1732 by the Lille painter Lamoral de Daudenarde,” Let the little children come to me”

Lille ch Saint Sauveur belltower back 97 Rue Saint Sauveur oct23

The parish of St Eubert on the Church Saint Sauveur: https://paroissesteubert-lille.fr/culture/eglise-saint-sauveur/

There you go folks, a dandy city of the Nord that is North of France. I was finally back to Lille and it was great with many family memories flashing but glad I did it now. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Sauveur of Lille !! as I

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

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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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