12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2012
Today’s weather gave an unexpected opportunity which allowed me to dine outside this evening. It was lovely to watch the sun setting behind ‘my oak tree’ whilst enjoying a few moments rest after work soaking up the atmosphere. I had the additional pleasure of watching the moon rising.
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The parish of Saint-Gimer was established in 1840 and when the succursal chapel was built it was felt that a larger building was needed. There were plans for the construction of aisles to the left and right, and to lengthen the building from 18m to 28m.
In 1848 it looked as if the chapel would collapse and in 1852 the commune and the parochial church council abandoned the reconstruction project deciding to build a new church. It was erected on the site of the ancient barbican, the remains of which can be seen behind the church. Eugène Viollet Le Duc drew the plans.
The construction began in 1852. The architect intended building a simple but functional church for 60 000 Francs. Due to the terrain major difficulties were encountered as soon as the foundations works began under the entrepreneur Magné. In 1854 Eugène Viollet-Le Duc, encountering opposition from the town, withdrew from the construction and asked Cals, the diocesan architect and his representative, to take over his plans.
In 1857 the town left the construction management to Monseigneur de la Bouillerie who, helped by the dynamic Abbot Bruel, battled to obtain funds and finish the construction. The church was completed in 1859 under the management of its designer Eugène Viollet Le Duc and was consecrated on 9 June.
The objects from the old church were transferred to the new church.
16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2012
PS: I am still struggling with my internet connection (even after the service provider rebooted everything today)… My connection worked perfectly until the service provider had a serious problem (which resulted in melt down last weekend), now my connection to the internet only works intermittently and only on some devices. Sadly my desk top PC seems to be one of the places the internet only works intermittently!!
Hopefully normal service will be resumed ASAP!!
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A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on labours of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give the same measure as I have recieved and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
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