Accueil L’Église Saint-Blaise de Bélâbre et La chapelle de Jovard
05July2025
L'Église Saint-Blaise de Bélâbre et La chapelle de Jovard
The Saturday 05 July at 10 a.m00
36370 BELABRE
19th-century church, the only one built by Jules de Mérindol, a pioneer of iron and glass architecture and creator of such Parisian landmarks as the Grande Halle de la Villette, Le Carreau du Temple and Théâtre Athénée. The "Sainte Marie de Jauvard" church, now a chapel.
Mrs. Trusch (Association du Patrimoine du pays de Bélâbre) accompanies you on this tour, explaining how it was built, with its imposing Gothic-style bell tower flanked by pinnacled buttresses, followed by a nave, transept and timber-framed choirat the heart of the charming hamlet of Jovard, a visit to the chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Sept- Douleurs recalls the presence of its founders, Benedictine monks, and their creation of the Seven Crosses pilgrimage dating back to the 12th century. The origin of the Chemin des Sept Croix, followed by pilgrims for eight centuries and comprising seven stops, is explained in two very different versions, which you can discover …
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