The Church Sainte Marie Madeleine of La Bouille !!!

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In my nostalgic road warrior saga of my belle France have passed by this area many times and always a treat, always looking forward to be back, eventually, I was on the back roads and came by this little village of La Bouille !! I found me older pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, I have my wonderful memories with family visits and even if we are fewer today, the memories lingered forever, I like to tell you about the Church Sainte Marie Madeleine of La Bouille !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of La Bouille is located in the department no 76 of Seine-Maritime in the Normandie region of my belle France. It is located on the left bank of the Seine river ,connected by a Sahurs Bac or taxi boat, on the right bank, at the edge of the Londe-Rouvray national forest and at the limit of the Eure department no 27. It is 24 km from Rouen, 54 km from Evreux, 59 km from Honfleur, 122 km from Versailles, and 420 km from my current home, We got here on the D186, then A13 autoroute de Normandie ,dir Rouen to exit/sortie 24 on the D438 ,D132E/D132 to D64 and village, 

The smallest Norman village at 1.3 km² for 750 inhabitants, birthplace of Hector Malot, author of the best-seller “Sans Famille” or without family, the La Bouille has always been a source of inspiration for artists, a holiday resort, A promenade destination where Gauguin, Sisley and Turner came to put their easels. However, the main thing to see here is the Church Sainte Madeleine, me think.

The Church Sainte Madeleine ,the old Saint-Christophe Chapel aka La Maison-Brûlée or burning house, This church, in Gothic style, the old chapel is where it is said, Louis IX and Blanche de Castille will have come on pilgrimage. The first stone of the church was laid in 1423. The financial was by the Marquis d’Estampes, lord of the place. But, on the death of the Marquis, in 1425, the church was not completed the , the bell tower was added in 1864.Before the church was adorned with a bell so small that it was worth calling it the Bouille cathedral. The church has three peculiarities: its construction “the feet in the water”, its north-south orientation, the unusual light which falls from the high canopies and which comes to play on the white stone of the columns. There are, in the church, explanatory panels under each stained glass, with information on glassmakers, donors, the date of manufacture, and the themes treated.

The interior of the Church Sainte Madeleine retains its 19C arrangements with its paneling, pulpit and stained glass. Ex-voto recall the devotion of the Seine sailors. Fragments of the original stained glass window of the axis bay remain done from around 1550, another old stained glass occupied a window of the nave. These two windows were restored in 1947, Between 1892 and 1895, the other 15 stained glasses devoted to the life of Christ, the Virgin, Saint Joseph, Clovis, the Visitation were done, The Georgette Jeanne bell, weighs 1.017 kg and has a diameter of 1.24 meters at its base.

The village of La Bouille on its church : https://www.labouille.fr/node/573

The Rouen tourist office on the church of La Bouille : https://en.visiterouen.com/offres/eglise-sainte-madeleine-la-bouille-en-4757364/

There you go folks, a wonderful array of beautiful historical little village with nice sights, this is La Bouille, worth the detour, me think. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Sainte Marie Madeleine of La Bouille !!! 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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