Built from 1956, and consecrated in 1958 by Cardinal Achille Liénart, Bishop of Lille, the Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte-Face in Hem features stained glass windows by Alfred Manessier. Part of the reconstruction movement of the 1950s, it is the result of a project by textile industrialist Philippe Leclercq to finance the construction of a chapel near his home in the working-class neighborhood of Hempenpont.
The chapel is integrated into a former Flemish farmyard that forms a beguinage. Its shape is reminiscent of a barn or crib. The chapel is preceded by its campanile, set back slightly from the forecourt and topped by a canopy decorated with a mosaic.
The chapel (campanile and interior décor) has been listed as a Monument Historique since February 14, 1995. It is a magnificent example of contemporary religious art, suitable for meditation and prayer.
The chapel is integrated into a former Flemish farmyard that forms a beguinage. Its shape is reminiscent of a barn or crib. The chapel is preceded by its campanile, set back slightly from the forecourt and topped by a canopy decorated with a mosaic.
The chapel (campanile and interior décor) has been listed as a Monument Historique since February 14, 1995. It is a magnificent example of contemporary religious art, suitable for meditation and prayer.
