Exhibition: "The pilgrimage of Abbé Lecoutre in 1867: a Grand Tour from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Jerusalem"
Father Lecoutre, realizing "one of his secret desires", made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Italy from 21 March to 23 June 1867\. This trip preceded his "plan of repair, construction and a…
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Father Lecoutre, realizing "one of his secret desires", made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Italy from 21 March to 23 June 1867. This trip preceded his "plan of repair, construction and enlargement of the church" which he led until his death in 1906. How could a priest from Boulonnais in the 19th century make the adventurous journey of the Orient? What were the stages and conditions of his journey?