Lalouvesc (; oc, L'Alauvesc) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Ardèche department in the southern east region of
France
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.
Population
Sights
The Basilica of St. Regis, designed in
Byzantine Revival
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style and completed in 1877, contains the relics of
St. John Francis Regis
Jean-François Régis, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and Saint Regis, (31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1737. A tireless p ...
(Jean-François Régis). The windows of the
basilica
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recount the life of the saint and the
frescoes in the choir tell the history of
pilgrimage
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s to the place. The basilica includes a museum for visitors.
The house where the saint died, on 31 December 1640, is located nearby and has been transformed into a sanctuary.
Personalities
St. Thérèse Couderc, co-founder of the
Sisters of the Cenacle, also is buried in Lalouvesc.
See also
*
Communes of the Ardèche department
References
Communes of Ardèche
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