Discovery of the organ of the Sainte-Geneviève Church

Name: Descubrimiento del órgano de la Iglesia de Santa Geneviève
Start: 2023-09-17T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Sainte-Geneviève

Discovery of the church, musical visit of the two organs and, more particularly, of the restored Abbey organ and its 35 stops. Possibility to go up to the gallery to discover the instrument and so…

Domingo 17 septiembre 2023, 15:00, 16:30Passed

Discovery of the church, musical visit of the two organs and, more particularly, the restored Abbey organ and its 35 stops. Possibility to go up to the grandstand to discover the instrument and its operation and possibly test it!

About the location

Église Sainte-Geneviève

4 rue du Cardinal-Verdier 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine
Île-de-France

Located in the city centre, against the castle, the church of Sainte-Geneviève is the oldest monument of Asnières-sur-Seine. Too small and dilapidated, with its bell tower above the choir, the reconstruction of the church was granted in 1702\. The work was undertaken under the aegis of Abbé Lemoine, Doctor of the Sorbonne and Lord by usufruct and partly by Asnières, and of Father Jubé. On September 6, 1711 the new church was consecrated by the bishop of Chalon. The facade and the square bell tower were restored in 1867 by the architect Lequeux, then again in 1872, after the destruction caused by the fighting of 1871\. In 1929, the church was enlarged according to plans by architects Bourdeau and Paternoster, the extension being inaugurated on March 16, 1930 by Cardinal Verdier, future promoter of the cardinal’s projects. The portal is surmounted by a modern statue of Saint Geneviève, a replica of that of the Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre. The current building dates from 1704 but the presen