The Basilica Sainte Maxellende of Caudry !!!

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Again,now firmly in family territory,we have arrived at Caudry, Many memories now visiting older brother of my dear late wife Martine,,, and many visits before moving west to Morbihan, It has been a while to gather strengths but glad finally here, This is the continuation of wonderful sights in the dept 59 Nord of the region of Hauts de France, and in my belle France , Therefore, let me tell you about the Basilica Sainte Maxellende of Caudry !!! And this time is under renovations! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Caudry basilica Sainte Maxellende front belltower renov oct23

The town of Caudry shares with Calais the title of the world Capital of Lace of Calais design to go into high fashion garments. The town is ,also, named City of Occupations and Arts in 1995. It is located about 14 km from Cambrai, and 62 km from Lille , 9.5 km from Cateau-Cambrésis, 28 km from Valenciennes and 32 km from Saint-Quentin. It is south of the D643 road, ( old N43) that links Cambrai with Charleville-Mézières.

The Basilica of Sainte Maxellende, is named after a young lady of Caudry assassinated by her pretender Harduin d’Amerval in the 7C. T . It is enlightened to see it each time there but this time was in renovation. The parish church is the Basilica of Saint Maxellende, whose construction resulted from strong population growth in the second half of the 19C. The old church, located at the eastern end of the current Place des Mantilles, had become too small and was falling into ruin. The first stone was laid on August 14, 1887 and the consecration of the building took place on April 7, 1890. The church was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by a pontifical brief dated September 3, 1991

Caudry basilica Sainte Maxellende side renov oct23

In the neo-Gothic style, it is built of brick on a white stone base. It measures 72 meters in length and 36 meters in width at the transept. The bell tower is 75 meters high. It has a carillon of three bells. In the gallery, above the entrance, is installed the large organ built in 1913 by Charles Mutin of the Cavaillé-Coll house.Inside, the large nave reaches 20 meters high under the keystone and the two side aisles reach 8 meters. The transept ends with two chapels, the one on the left dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, the one on the right to Sainte Maxellende with the shrine of the saint, a piece of Gothic goldwork from the second half of the 14C in gilded copper and embossed silver, reworked in the 18-19C The transept is lit by two rose windows, each comprising 4,600 pieces of glass placed around 1921, the result of a wish of the Caudresian population during the Great War or WWI.

Caudry basilica Sainte Maxellende side left renov oct23

The local Cambrésis tourist office on the Basilica: https://www.tourisme-cambresis.fr/basilique-sainte-maxellende-caudry.html

The city of Caudry on the Basilica: https://www.caudry.fr/fr/visiter-caudry/la-basilique.html

There you go folks, a dandy wonderful road warrior ride that we love it much, This time in the north of France and just lovely, Family area and memories flashing, but glad I did it . Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Basilica Sainte Maxellende of Caudry 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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