Basilica of the Visitation: The stained glass windows and the crypt

Name: Basílica de la Visitación: Las vidrieras y la cripta
Start: 2022-09-18T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Basilique de la Visitation

Explore the Basilica of the Visitation through the presentation of its stained glass windows and the guided tour of its crypt.

Domingo 18 septiembre 2022, 14:00Passed

Herramientas de registro

04 50 33 23 50 bibli.salesienne@gmail.com

Jean Marc Favre

Visit commented by Christian Regat, member of the Salesian Academy.
Go to the parking lot of the Visitation.
Bus Sibra, line 14: stop Basilica Duration of the visit: 2h

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About the location

Basilique de la Visitation

20, avenue de la Visitation, 74000 Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Haute-Savoie
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Built from 1909 till 1930, she(it) was dedicated in 1949 by the cardinal Tedeschini. She adjoins the monastery headquarters in the order of Visitation, based(established) in 1610 by François de Sales and Jeanne de Chantal. The funeral remains of both saints rest(base) at the top of both side naves, in two golden bronze sarcophagi. They were put down(deposited) there with great pomp, on August 2nd, 1911, accompanied by a huge crowd of annéciens who(which) dedicate a particular(special) worship(cult) to François de Sales, whose city of an unsurpassed brightness work from 1602 till 1622 as bishop of Geneva in banishment in Annecy, illuminated. The basilica was built in the style typical of the end of the XIXth century. The bell tower has a 72 metre height and it is topped with a cross of 7 metre bronze. The nave rests(bases) on a crypt in the lowered bows(arcs). The vault was built in round arch. The stained-glass windows of the basilica evoke the life of both founding saints.