The Church Saint Etienne of Lille !!!

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Again, for the story, It took me a while , worse when you have family about an hour from the city. But often said, living and visiting are two different things . When in the area stay with family and this time again,however, did it in reverse order, when to see Lille and its sights, and then went to see family. I went by it, and feel should be in my blog as well. Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Etienne of Lille !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Saint-Étienne Church ,47 Rue de l’Hôpital Militaire initially in 1606 , the chapel of the Jesuit college, and consecrated to the Immaculate Conception , it only took its current name in 1796 after the destruction of the original church during the Austrian siege of 1792. Itself destroyed in 1740 by a fire, it was rebuilt from 1743. Also in Baroque style, it is one of the largest Jesuit churches in France. It contains a remarkable carved wooden pulpit by François Rude and several paintings from the 17C to the 19C.

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When the Jesuits were expelled from France in 1765, the chapel became that of the municipal college. But the latter was moved to Place aux Bleuets in 1767. From 1778, the building of the old college became a military hospital and the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, the hospital chapel. It is in this chapel that the 434 deputies of the three orders of the bailiwick of Lille met in March 1789 to prepare the Estates General of 1789. Decommissioned in 1791, the chapel served as a military armory from 1793 to 1796. After the destruction of the Saint-Étienne Church in 1792, the parish found itself deprived of a place of worship. This is how in 1796, the old chapel of the Jesuit college was reopened for worship and took the title of Saint-Étienne parish Church. The facade of the church, 29 meters high, is made of cut stone. The Rue de l’Hôpital-Militaire, is very narrow, further accentuates the impression of height. Its style, resolutely classic, is also inspired by the baroque of the Gesù church in Rome. We can observe two superimposed orders: Ionic for the lower part and Corinthian for the upper part. On the pediment, a semi-circular bas-relief bears the date of 1747 and the monogram of the Society of Jesus, IHS.

The City of Lille on the Church Saint Etienne : https://www.lille.fr/Nos-equipements/Eglise-Saint-Etienne

The Lille Tourist office on the Church Saint Etienne : https://en.lilletourism.com/historic-sites-and-monuments-lille/saint-etienne.html

There you go folks, a dandy city of the Nord that is North of France. I was finally back to Lille and it was great with many family memories flashing but glad I did it now. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Etienne of Lille 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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