The Cathédrale St Pierre et St Paul de Nantes, part III !!!

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We have come quite often to Nantes, a City that needs to be visited more by all. A wonderful historical city with many monuments to see, many wonderful properties. I was again on my local road warrior mode and as bit not back, decided to give it a refresher to this must to visit City of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique dept 44 of the Pays de la Loire region,in my belle France ; even if old Bretagne! Do read my previous posts on the city as well, For now let me tell you more with new pictures from this week trip, Therefore, here is my take again by the Cathédrale St Pierre et St Paul de Nantes , part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Nantes Cathedral Saint Pierre St Paul front tynpam mar24

I will cut it short on text as plenty on my previous two posts on it, As you might be aware due to the fire of July 18, 2020, there is lead depollution work and the first restoration work on the St Peter and St Paul Cathedral are planned for 2023 and will primarily concern the choir of the cathedral in order to reopen this first part for worship before a partial reopening which does not seem possible before 2025 or 2026.  The assessment from the fire was heavy: the large organ dated the 16C and 17C was destroyed, the stained glass windows of the large bay of the strongly damaged facade, part of the stalls (seats dedicated to the clergy) and the Saint Clair table healing the blinds of Hippolyte Flandrin burned. The cathedral is close for work until futher order ,It was still close when we visited this time, but we parked in front of it on street parking for 5 euros all day, and walked all over !!

Nantes Cathedral Saint Pierre St Paul front arriving mar24

Some of my favorites is finding anecdotes of history and here there are two, Anecdote 1: In 1796, Mr. Fleury issued the wish to buy the cathedral to demolish it and make it a stone quarry. His project is to extend the rue du Département to Cours Saint André and Saint Pierre. Groleau, chief engineer of bridges and roads, firmly opposes this urban project by advancing several arguments. According to him, in addition to its ornamental function, the monument is of strategic importance for the military: its high towers offer an ideal observation post, while the wars of Vendée continue. In addition to its military function, it is very useful in central school to allow students to make astronomical observations. These unstoppable arguments except the cathedral of a potential destruction !! Anecdote 2: A bottle of Nantes wine was discovered behind a stone during the restoration work on the cathedral facade. It contained a message dated 1907 which indicated the price of “Gros Plant”, the bottle in which it was sealed, and encourages future generations to reconnect with tradition. This word, left by a worker of the last century, was delivered in his place after a new message was written. Nice indeed.

Nantes Cathedral Saint Pierre St Paul front side left mar24

The official St Peter and St Paul Cathedral of Nantes: https://cathedrale-nantes.fr/

The Nantes tourist office on the Cathedral :  https://www.levoyageanantes.fr/en/places/cathedral-saint-pierre-and-saint-paul/

The Heritage Foundation of France on the Cathedral : http://patrimoine-de-france.com/loire-atlantique/nantes/cathedrale-saint-pierre-saint-paul-4.php

There you go folks, do visit Nantes ,and its wonderful monuments, A must when open again is the Cathédrale Saint Pierre et Saint Paul or St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, you will be glad , Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Cathédrale St Pierre et St Paul de Nantes ,part III !!!  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.

2 thoughts on “The Cathédrale St Pierre et St Paul de Nantes, part III !!!”

  1. Before the fire I would go to mass here. The organ was huge and the music from it was mazing. You would feel some of the notes just going right through you. I really miss it dearly, and can’t wait to go to mass there again.

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    1. Good for you I was there before the fire couple times and posts, also looking forward to be open again the soonest! Thanks for stopping by Cheers

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