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Notre-Dame de la Trinité Basilica (french: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Trinité) is a
Official site - Notre-Dame de la Trinité de Blois
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Roman Catholic
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basilica church
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located in Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...
, in the Loir-et-Cher
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department of France. It is dedicated to the Our Lady of the Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...
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History
Devotion to Our Lady of the Trinity began in the early 20th century thanks to father Jean-Baptiste, a Capuchin brother in the convent in Blois. He devoted his whole life to preaching, expanding use of the tripleAve Maria
The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's s ...
prayer and publishing tracts in several languages on the topic. He was succeeded by father Clovis, who studied and got to know the theological basis for Marian devotion to the triple Ave Maria, which found its expression in the title 'Our Lady of the Trinity'.
In 1921 pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (Latin: ''Benedictus XV''; it, Benedetto XV), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, name=, group= (; 21 November 185422 January 1922), was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His ...
approved the Archconfraternity of the Triple Ave Maria, intended to spread this devotion. Father Clovis thus set up a subscription to build a church as the international centre for the devotion. Work began in 1932 and was resumed under a new architect, Paul Rouvière, in 1935. The church was consecrated in 1949. Father Grégoire completed the sanctuary and gained its promotion to a minor basilica by pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
in 1956. The whole complex of the church, cloister, galleries, convent buildings and the stained glass windows were inscribed on France's historic monuments list in 1994 and again in 1996.
Architecture
The basilica has a largely uniform architectural and decorative style and is considered as one of the major works of French Christian inter-war art. It has fourteen large windows illustrating the mysteries of Mary in the history of salvation, at the heart of the Trinity - they were designed byLouis Barillet
Louis Barillet (1880 – 1948) was a French artist, known for his work in stained glass. Among those with whom he collaborated were Théodore-Gérard Hanssen and Jacques Le Chevallier. His windows may be seen in the church of Notre-Dame-des-Miss ...
, Jacques Le Chevallier Jacques Le Chevallier (July 26, 1896 – 1987) was a French glassmaker, decorative artist, illustrator, and engraver. He was mobilized during World War I; after the war he became a master artisan in the studio of Louis Barillet, with whom he remai ...
and Théodore-Gérard Hanssen
Théodore-Gérard Hanssen, best known under the name Théo Hanssen (10 August 1885, Wonck - 29 May 1957, Roanne) was a Belgian stained glass artist mainly active in France. His windows include some of those at Notre-Dame de la Trinité Basilica in ...
. The vault mosaic over the high altar develops those themes, whilst the other ceiling mosaics are by Marthe Flandrin
Marthe Flandrin (1904–1987) was a French artist and painter, specializing in frescos, as at Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, but also producing designs for mosaics and tapestries, such as her 1962 ceiling mosaics for Notre-Dame de la Trinité Basilic ...
. A frieze by the sculptor Jean Lambert-Rucki
Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888–1967) was a Polish avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist. He was best known for his participation in the Cubist, Surrealist and Art Deco movements. He exhibited at the 1913 Salon d'Automne in Paris; from
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runs down both sides of the nave, showing the stations of the cross
The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The station ...
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External links
Official site - Notre-Dame de la Trinité de Blois
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