The Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Vendôme !!!

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We have driven in the area and stop by finally, and a great surprise indeed, This is the nice City of Vendôme in the Loir et Cher dept 41 of the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France, There is so much to see , and did see more for you and me, So close by it many times and finally in ,a great surprise, nice town indeed! Therefore, here is my take on the Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Vendôme !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The City of Vendôme is located 36 km from Blois from where we were coming on the road D957,around City on the N10 to City center following signs for Rochembeau parking, The City is 89 km from Loches where we were first, and 359 km from our current home on the D357 short on the A28/A11 then on the A81 to N157 dir Rennes and past the rocade on the N24 going home on the D768.

The Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine had in 1523 a chapel at the corner of the nave and the bell tower. At the beginning of the 17C, four chapels about 1 meter deep were installed on the other side of the north aisle, on the south face of the nave, along the rue Saint-Jacques. In 1680 another chapel was founded along this same street at the corner of the church. The church was used as a firewood store during the French revolution. It was sold as national property on May 17, 1795. The church was returned to worship during the Concordat (1802), becoming the second parish of the city. The church consists of a central nave 47 meters long and 13 meters wide, a 6 meters wide side aisle flanks the nave to the north, a polygonal chevet closes the nave to the east. The bell tower is 25 meters high.

On June 2, 1474, Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme, founded the Church Sainte Marie-Madeleine with the support of its inhabitants and in particular the brotherhoods of winegrowers and gardeners cultivating many market garden lands in the surrounding area. The bell tower of the Madeleine church is 65 meters high. The oldest bells dates from 1814, it weighs 737 kg . The second bell dates from 1826. It weighs 1014 kg ,The largest bell dates from 1896, and it weighs 1448 kg. In 1487 was the creation of the parish of La Madeleine. 15C creation of a side aisle to the north. 16C construction of a sacristy and development of four chapels to the south. 19C embellishment with new statues , including that of Saint Fiacre, patron saint of gardeners, painted decoration and a set of stained glass windows from the Lobin workshops in Tours. Although the church dates from the 15C, its interior was restored in the 19C. The origin of the hospital adjoining the Place de la Madeleine dates back to around 1620-1623 when the Hôtel-Dieu was transferred to this location by César de Vendôme. Restoration of the framework 2008-2009.

The city of Vendôme on the Church Sainte Madeleine: https://www.vendome.eu/leglise-sainte-marie-madeleine-die-kirche-sainte-marie-madeleine-church-of-st-mary-magdalen/

The Catholic parrish of Blois on the Church Sainte Madeleine of Vendôme: https://www.catholique-blois.net/vie-pastorale-et-paroisses/paroisses/doyenne-vendomois/paroisses-de-vendome/notre-paroisse/paroisse-trinite-sainte-madeleine-de-vendome/eglise-sainte-madeleine

There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, going all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on the Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Vendôme !!! 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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