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Sunday 17 September 2023, 15:00Passed
Conditions
Free entry, free participation.
September 2023
Sunday 17
15:00 - 18:00
Accessible to the motor impaired

Église Sainte-Thérèse

Rue de l'Eglise, 57560 Vasperviller
  • Moselle
  • Grand Est

Commented visit of the "Inner Tower" of a Corbusian style church

European Heritage Days 2023
Sunday 17 September 2023, 15:00Passed
Conditions
Free entry, free participation.
@emmanuel-Bohler

Program: visit of the church (outside and inside), visit of the organ Theo Haerpfer (1984) and music and poetry of Thérèse of Lisieux.
The visit will focus in particular on the exterior and interior of the chapel called "Sainte-Thérèse". Based on the text of the architect Carl Litzenburger, the visit will make you discover the beauty of this "inner tower" that ignites like a fire, where architecture and spirituality of Carmel meet. It is a true "Carmel of silence" comparable to an "inner castle", to use the expression of Teresa of Avila.
If you want to know more, you can check out the YouTube channel dedicated to this building.

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
Patrimoine vivant
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Église Sainte-Thérèse
Rue de l'Eglise, 57560 Vasperviller
  • Moselle
  • Grand Est
This church was built between 1967 and 1969, under the impetus of the parish priest-builder Valère-Bruno Schieser (1914-2001), the teacher Alphonse Baumgarten (1909-1991) and the Mayor André Engel (1920-2008), replacing a temporary chapel (1946-1967). It is built on the plans of the architect Carl Litzenburger (1912-1997) in a Corbusian spirit. The production engineer was Edouard Jost (1938-2022).
The chapel called "Sainte-Thérèse" is a memorial and symbolic place, since it houses the Tabernacle designed by the architect Carl Litzenburger, the Memorial of the martyrs of the Second World War (1978) designed by the architect and realized by Lucien Ferrenbach (1928-2011), as well as the statue of Saint Teresa of the former provisional chapel (1946-1967). The forecourt is decorated with a metal sculpture "Saint Michael slaying the dragon". This chapel was nicknamed "tower inside the church" by the architect himself. Considering it as his masterpiece, he devoted an article to it in 1969 in
Tags
Architecture contemporaine remarquable, Édifice religieux
Access
Parking, disabled access
©Emmanuel BOHLER