The Church Saint Leonard of Honfleur !!! 

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If you have been reading my blog and thank you for it doing it since Nov 2010; then you know my sentimental attachment to Honfleur. A city gear to the ocean and in the Calvados dept 14 of Normandie, in my belle France, I have several posts on it in my blog and they are all special to me. I once again found some stray pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, The churches are the soul that rings with history, traditions, architecture ,and just quant neighborhoods of old and today. Just lovely for a walk, see ,do eat, drink and be merrier for life’s given. Therefore, let me tell you again about the Church Saint Leonard of Honfleur !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Church Saint Leonard consists of a large nave with two aisles and a choir completed by a three-sided bedside. The façade is of flamboyant Gothic style and only surviving part of the old Gothic Church. The main gate is considered one of the most beautiful expressions of flamboyant Gothic. There are also some rebirth elements. The large octagonal bell tower dates from 1760. Its upper part is decorated with elegant bas-reliefs representing musical instruments. The church is oriented and elongated , two buildings compose it. The bedside is polygonal. The main facade rises on three levels, with massive, sculpted buttresses framing it. A tympanum surmounts the portals.

The majority of the Church was burned by the Huguenots (protestants) at the time of the wars of Religion in the 16C. Most of the Church was rebuilt in the 17C and 18C, which explains the peculiar shape of the dome tower, rare in Normandy, but which evokes those that are encountered in eastern France. The large octagonal bell tower dates from 1760. It is decorated in its upper part of elegant bas-reliefs representing instruments of Music.

The interior of the Church Saint Leonard is fully decorated with murals, as well as the wood vault with apparent framing. The stained glass windows date from the 19C, in the apse, in the center, the life of Saint Leonard. The stained glass windows of the lower sides represent the stations of the Cross. The Organ of the Tribune is by Aristide Cavaillon-Coll ;however by 1901, Charles Mutin, successor to Cavaile-Coll, rebuilt the instrument in its present layout. He reused some of the old piping and rebuilt box springs, mechanics, blower and console.

 

Leonard was a young man of the court of Clovis and patron saint of prisoners. The ancient church of Saint-Léonard existed on the site of this one in 1186. Located in the heart of the suburb, of the same name, it was rebuilt at the end of the 15C and the beginning of the 16C.

The Parish of Honfleur on the Church Saint Leonard: http://www.paroisse-honfleur.com/eglises.html#LEONARD

The city of Honfleur on the Church Saint Leonard: https://www.ville-honfleur.com/decouvrir-honfleur/honfleur-et-son-patrimoine/un-patrimoine-culturel/

The Honfleur tourist office on a walking tour of old town and see Church Saint Leonard: https://www.ot-honfleur.fr/en/Honfleur/visit-honfleur/visit-honfleur-on-foot/walking-tour-of-the-old-town/

The Calvados dept 14 tourist board on the Church Saint Leonard of Honfleur: https://www.explore-calvados.com/en/cultural-heritage/eglise-saint-leonard/

The Normandie tourist office on the Church Saint Leonard of Honfleur: https://www.normandie-tourisme.fr/sites-lieux-de-visites/eglise-saint-leonard/

There you go folks, another dandy beautiful and nostalgic spot in my belle France.   Honfleur is a must to visit for any reason. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Leonard of Honfleur !!! as I

And remember, happy travels,good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

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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