Free visit of a 14th century Cistercian church

Name: Visita libre a una iglesia cisterciense del siglo XIV
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église abbatiale

Discover one of the rare Cistercian abbeys of Lorraine still preserved.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Église abbatiale

Classified as a historical monument since 1862, the church of Notre-Dame de Lachalade is a major monument of the Meuse.
Built in gaize stone, a material very sensitive to water, the church was weakened over time by repeated disasters: abandonment in the sixteenth century, Revolution, and damage during the two world wars...
A multi-year program of ambitious restoration work over the past five years has brought the church back to its glory! Take advantage of your visit to discover all its history.

About the location

Église abbatiale

Rue du Couvent, 55120 Lachalade

Meuse
Grand Est

Church built between 1320 and 1340 in the Gothic style using a material of the country, the gaize, a yellow and agave sandstone, present in the basement of all the Argonne. The abbey, which was converted into a first aid post in 1914-1918, was relatively spared while the village was destroyed, but was severely damaged when a string of bombs fell on the adjoining cemetery in 1940.
Several stained-glass windows are greyish, dating from the beginning of the fourteenth century, the only case of Cistercian greyish in Lorraine: the large rose window of the fifteenth century (7 meters in diameter) comes from the abbey of Saint-Vanne de Verdun.
Extensive restoration work has been carried out on the bedside and is underway on the west façade.