Walk through a church on the site of an oratory dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint Catherine

Name: Arpentez une église située à l’emplacement d’un oratoire dédié à saint André et à sainte Catherine
Start: 2023-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-André

European Heritage Days 2023

Dimanche 17 septembre 2023, 14h00Passé

Free visit of the church, accessible despite the works: access is through the right side of the square, at the arcades.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thèmes 2023

Aucune sélection

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

À propos du lieu

Église Saint-André

Parvis Warnier - Avenue Jean Jaurès, 51100 Reims

Marne
Grand Est

Á the location of an oratory devoted to Saint-André and Saint-Catherine in the XIIIth century in the suburb Cérès, demolished(destroyed) by the English people during Hundred Years' War, the parish church Saint-André is dedicated by the cardinal Charles of Lorraine in 1560\. Á Revolution, the building, declared very national, is acquired(bought back) by parishioners and extended from 1796, when the Catholic religion is restored. In 1865, the old(former) church is demolished(destroyed) and rebuilt in neogothic style by Narcissus Brunette (1808-1895), architect of the city and of the homes of Reims from 1837, author of numerous Reims buildings among which the Circus(Cirque), the Merry-go-round(Riding school) and the church Saint Thomas. The church undergoes important destructions during the World War I, requiring the restoration(catering) of vaults, of bell tower and of stained-glass windows (to which Simon workshops widely contributed).