Discovery of the basilica, its crypt and its 403 reliquaries

Name: Discovery of the basilica, its crypt and its 403 reliquaries
Start: 2022-09-18T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Basilique Sainte-Clotilde

Discover the Reliquary of the Saints of France and its history and particularities.

Sunday 18 September 2022, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Ville de Reims

Discover the Reliquary of the Saints of France and its history and particularities.

The Association of Friends of the Reliquary invites you to discover this unique place: the Reliquary of the Saints of France. After viewing the video of the presentation of the basilica: its history and its peculiarities, you can visit it and its crypt reliquary. An audio commentary will allow you to appreciate all the details. A playful questionnaire will be offered to children.

About the location

Basilique Sainte-Clotilde

Avenue Sainte-Clotilde, 51100 Reims

Marne
Grand Est

Built between 1898 and 1901, the basilica Saint-Clotilda is a memorial church, conceived(designed) in 1896 for the project of the 14th centenarian(centenary) of Clovis's baptism. Intended(Designed) to become the reliquary of Christian France, building possesses a crypt containing 401 reliquaries and more than 2 000 relics. His architect, Alphonse Gosset (1835-1914), creator of Big(Great) Theatre (current Opera), establishments Pommery or else Reims labour houses, conceives(designs) this ambitious monument in neo-Byzantine style. He draws inspiration from his research work published in 1877 under title The domes of East and of Occident, of which the famous Saint-Sophie de Constantinople. The basilica is an emblematic building of this labour suburb of Reims, born in XIX e century.