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The Saint-Louis church was built in 1872 to serve the mainly working-class Mont de Terre district, where the Fives metallurgical plant and TGV and TER high-speed train preparation sites are located.
Inaugurated in 1884, it owes its name to the fact that Saint Louis was the patron saint of spinners.
Spared by the 14-18 war, it was completely destroyed on May 20, 1944 after 13 bombing raids. Only the bell remained intact. Reconstruction and the blessing of the foundation stone took place on June 16, 1957, and the church was inaugurated in 1959.
A bell from the former church can be seen in the choir, while the nave features stained-glass windows by Ets Largillier depicting the life of Saint Louis, and a ceramic Stations of the Cross by the monks of Wisques.
The altar table is a single piece of stone, 3.50m long ? 1.40m wide and 0.15cm thick. Its large sculpted Christ is the work of Pierre Lemaire.
Inaugurated in 1884, it owes its name to the fact that Saint Louis was the patron saint of spinners.
Spared by the 14-18 war, it was completely destroyed on May 20, 1944 after 13 bombing raids. Only the bell remained intact. Reconstruction and the blessing of the foundation stone took place on June 16, 1957, and the church was inaugurated in 1959.
A bell from the former church can be seen in the choir, while the nave features stained-glass windows by Ets Largillier depicting the life of Saint Louis, and a ceramic Stations of the Cross by the monks of Wisques.
The altar table is a single piece of stone, 3.50m long ? 1.40m wide and 0.15cm thick. Its large sculpted Christ is the work of Pierre Lemaire.
The Saint-Louis church was built in 1872 to serve the mainly working-class Mont de Terre district, where the Fives metallurgical plant and TGV and TER high-speed train preparation sites are located.
Inaugurated in 1884, it owes its name to the fact that Saint Louis was the patron saint of spinners.
Spared by the 14-18 war, it was completely destroyed on May 20, 1944 after 13 bombing raids. Only the bell remained intact. Reconstruction and the blessing of the foundation stone took place on...
Inaugurated in 1884, it owes its name to the fact that Saint Louis was the patron saint of spinners.
Spared by the 14-18 war, it was completely destroyed on May 20, 1944 after 13 bombing raids. Only the bell remained intact. Reconstruction and the blessing of the foundation stone took place on...
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