The Church Saint Florentin of Amboise ,part II !!

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I like this town, Amboise, go there often for wines, shop in the market and take a tour around its castle and clos lucé. However, I love the banks of the Loire and anything around it and here you have the wonderful Church Saint Florentin, which is many times use for exhibitions only and not service. It is an impressive building especially at night. I like to tell your from pictures of my last trip last week for you and me. Therefore, here is my take on the Church Saint Florentin of Amboise, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Church Saint-Florentin is a parish church in the city of Amboise in dept 37 of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, located in the old town and at the foot of the royal castle next to the Loire river.  The church was built at the request of king Louis XI so that the church of the castle ceases to be parish, for fear of diseases. Letters patent of June 7, 1473 granted for this part of the tax on salt for four years and the church is consecrated in 1484. There is little information, especially architectural  on the church,

The bell tower roof was modified in the Renaissance style in the early 16C, followed by major restoration work in 1876, notably replacing the wooden vault with stone. The bell was a gift from the Duke of Choiseul. The stained-glass windows were destroyed during WWII, and replaced with original works by Max Ingrand, who also worked on the château’s Saint-Hubert Chapel.(see post).

Around 1470, King Louis XI of France resided in Amboise. Very pious, he regularly attended services at the castle’s collegiate church, which was also open to the people of Amboise. Fearing contamination by epidemics, he ordered the construction of a new church, integrated into the city’s fortifications and close to the Loire. Its initial name, “Notre-Dame-en-Grève”, was due to the sand from the river that reached its foot, as there was no dike protecting the city at the time. In the 19C, the castle’s collegiate church was destroyed and Notre-Dame-en-Grève took its current name: Saint-Florentin. Today the interior is in a neo-Gothic style. It is today,use for exhibition of works of arts, and while there one on the castles of the Loire valley were shown.

The city of Amboise on its heritage: https://www.ville-amboise.fr/88/monuments-a-visiter.htm

The Amboise tourist office on its heritage: https://amboise-valdeloire.com/en/history-of-amboise/

The local Val de Loire tourist office on Amboise : https://www.tourainevaldeloire.com/en/discover/towns-and-villages/amboise/

There you go folks, another dandy in beautiful Amboise, plenty to see here see my other posts on it. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Florentin of Amboise, part II !!! 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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