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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
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Free.
September 2022
Saturday 17
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday 18
14:00 - 18:00

Discover this newly restored 19th century church

Visitors will be able to meet the members of the association who worked to restore this heritage and a speaker, who will tell and clarify what is not to be missed in this church.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free.
©J. C. Laborie

Saint-Victor is one of the 4 main historic hamlets of the town of Couffouleux on the banks of the Tarn. The parish dates from the Middle Ages, and the church of Saint-Victor was rebuilt in 1897.
The program of the visit includes:

  • 5 posters illustrating the history of the buildings and the personalities who built them. The posters will be displayed at the entrance of the nave. A century of history is summed up.
  • A meeting with members of the association of Friends of the Church of Saint-Victor who will be delighted to share their experience. The building was damaged and it was from 2019 to 2021 that the association worked to restore the arch and choir coatings, as well as to restore the lighting with the original chandeliers and candelabras. Also, the 5 bells have been electrified. A nice chime can be heard.
    A video (
    ) shows the milestones of the restoration of this building and the work of the volunteers of the Association and the students of the European School of Art and Matter of Albi. Members of the association will be there to talk to interested visitors.
  • Dominique Escribe, historian and lecturer, will be present on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18, from 14:00 to 16:00, for visitors who wish to learn more about the church and the sacred art objects it contains. At each of these 30 to 45 minutes interventions, this passionate and great local connoisseur, with his local roots, will tell you the little story of Saint-Victor and will be able to detail what is contained in this elegant religious building that points its arrow towards the sky.
    In summary, passers-by can see and be informed about:
  • The building rebuilt in the 19th century
  • Sacred art (stained-glass windows, choir paintings, statues, scuptures)
  • Old paintings
    A concert with a lyric singer is prevu Saturday 17 at 20:30
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About the location

Église Saint-Victor
2240 route de Saint-Sulpice, lieu-dit Saint-Victor, 81800 Coufouleux
  • Tarn
  • Occitanie
A first church was built by monks in the 12th century. In 1877, Baron Arnaud d'André had built the Château de la Souque and the nearby École Saint-Anne. He decided to rebuild this church. It was inaugurated on July 25, 1897\. The nave, 12 m high and 8 m wide and 30 m long, is vaulted in a pointed structure and divided into 3 equal bays. It continues with a transept on 2 chapels, to the left that of Saint Joseph, to the right that of the Virgin; and at the transept’s crossroads, the choir is enclosed by a 5-sided chevet.
The stained glass windows executed by the Henri Fauré workshop in Gaillac are dedicated to Saint Arnaud bishop, Saint Anne, Saint Victor, patron of the Roman officer church, who died as a martyr in the fourth century, Saint Colette and Saint Louis king of France. Apart from the patron saint, they correspond to given names in André’s family. You can see the family crests. The choir has been decorated with 3 large canvases since 1924 which were commissioned by several par
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Édifice religieux
©J.-C. Laborie