Church Notre Dame of Sancerre, part II !!

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I was by Sancerre, this time with more time to see things than in the past. My road warrior idea was to the beautiful Sancerre in the Cher dept 18 of the region of Centre Val de Loire! , and in my belle France, Again, all around this is wine country but I will give more of the nice Church Notre Dame of Sancerre, part II !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

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The Church Notre Dame located in the Place Du Beffroy, dates from the 17-19C. The church is built on the site of the Saint John chapel destroyed by the collapse of the belfry spire. Begun between 1658 and 1662, at the initiative of Abbé Gouru, who financed the land out of his own funds, construction stopped when he died. It was not until 1754 that construction resumed. The church was consecrated in 1762, but was not completed until 1777. Under the French revolution, the church was sold as a temple of reason and was used for new celebrations and ceremonies. The statues are broken and replaced by the busts of the revolutionary leaders such as Marat, Robespierre, Baras and Le Pelletier surrounding the altar where the Statue of Liberty stood.

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The vault of the nave and the aisles were rebuilt in 1836. A gallery was built to the north of the nave, around 1840. At this time new furniture was acquired to replace the furniture desecrated and partly destroyed during the revolutionary period. In 1853, work to level the square required the construction of a step in front of the main gate. The church, which had become too small to accommodate the faithful, was enlarged in 1867 with two bays added to the nave, closed by an apse and two apsidioles. Only one apse is built . The facade was redone in 1895.

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For the anecdote fitting for this type of post , It was in Sancerre that Stéphane Bern presented the 2022 ranking of the 14 favorite villages of the French on June 29 on France 3 television ; program broadcast on the Nouvelle Place at 20h30. Before on June 30, 2021, it was the beautiful village of Sancerre which has managed to seduce the hearts of the French with its vineyards as far as the eye can see, its medieval city, its monuments , Tour des Fiefs, Belfry, Notre Dame Church , and its specialties.

The Diocese of Bourges and parish of Sancerre on the church: https://www.diocese-bourges.org/paroisses/doyenne-de-sauldre-loire/paroisse-de-sancerre

The local Berry Province tourist board info on Sancerre : https://www.berryprovince.com/ma-destination-le-berry/les-destinations-en-berry/sancerre-et-la-loire/#

The town of Sancerre on its history : https://ville-sancerre.com/culture/#histoire

The Sancerre tourist office on its heritage : https://www.tourisme-sancerre.com/ma-destination/nos-incontournables/cite-medievale-de-sancerre/

There you go folks, really little information on this church online and not on the tourist office..nor city! ..However, I took brochures in the tourist office and the church with a bit more information which I have translated here. Really, need more exposure me thinks, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Notre Dame Church of Sancerre, part II !! 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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