Visit of the church of Notre-Dame-de-All-Grâce, listed as a historical monument

Name: Visit of the church of Notre-Dame-de-All-Grâce, listed as a historical monument
Start: 2022-09-17T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Église Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Grâce

Together with the parishioners of the Assy plateau, open the door of this incredible church and come and admire real masterpieces signed by renowned artists of the 20th century.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Mairie de Passy

In the heart of the Assy plateau, the church of Notre-Dame-de-All-Grâce, classified as a historical monument and labeled «Remarkable contemporary architecture» is a true symbol of the renewal of sacred art in the West. Let yourself be surprised by the beauty of the place, its unique history and its exceptional decor illustrated by great names of modern art by granting you a visit of the church in the company of the volunteers of the parish of Saint Francis of Assisi.

About the location

Église Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Grâce

Place de l'église, Plateau d'Assy 74190 PASSY

Haute-Savoie
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Built between 1937 and 1947, on the initiative of Canon Jean Devémy (1896-1981), on the commission of Monsignor Florent du Bois de la Villerabel, bishop of Annecy and president of the diocesan association of Annecy. This church, perched at an altitude of 1,000 metres, was built for the care of the sick and the sedentary staff of the Assy plateau. This mountain church is designed in the image of the robust Savoyard cottages, resistant to strong weights of snow. A campanile of twenty-eight meters high, in accordance with the architecture of the landscape, revives and lightens the structure. Eight massive pillars support a five-metre deep canopy. The interior looks like a Romanesque chapel, with a rectangular nave flanked by two aisles. The choir, in hemicycle, is surrounded by an ambulatory and overlooks the crypt. The different volumes are separated by semicircular arches mounted on monolithic pillars. But what made Notre-Dame-de-All-Grâce internationally famous was its decoration, entr