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Clausen () is a quarter in central
weekly celebration
of
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg (; ; ), also known as Luxembourg City ( or ; ; or ), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxe ...
, in southern Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
. Clausen is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Luxembourg with its earlier history tying back to that of the breweries in the area during the 12th century. It is now a hot spot for nightlife with a number of trendy bars and restaurants.
, the quarter has a population of 1052 inhabitants, of whom 26.43% possessed Luxembourgish nationality, and 73.57% were of other nationalities.
Its parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
, St. Cunegonde, is the location for Luxembourg'weekly celebration
of
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite or ''usus antiquior'' (), Vetus Ordo or the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) or the Traditional Rite, is the liturgy in the Roman Missal of the Catholic Church codified in ...
on Sundays at 11.30 a.m. as of 5 October 2014.
The church has a number of notable wall paintings depicting the life of St. Cunegonde.
Notable former residents
The statesman and one of the founding fathers of the EU,Robert Schuman
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (; 29 June 1886 – 4 September 1963) was a Luxembourg-born France, French statesman. Schuman was a Christian democrat, Christian democratic (Popular Republican Movement) political thinker and activist. ...
, was born in a property rented by his parents on ''rue Jules Wilhelm'' within the quarter. He later attended the local primary school.Gilbert Trausch, "''Robert Schuman dans ses liens avec le Luxembourg en général et Clausen en particulier''". In ''150e anniversaire/Fanfare grand-ducale de Clausen, édité par Andy Kremer et al., (Luxembourg : Impr. Saint-Paul, 2001)'', page 28 In 1985 the house was purchased by the state and is now home to a small research institute. The baptismal font used for his baptism into the Catholic church may be found in the local parish church of St. Cunegonde where an image in his boyhood likeness may also be found on a large wall painting to the left of the altar depicting an event in the life of St. Cunegonde. The artist used local people as models for a crowd scene and the young Robert Schuman was used to represent a small boy.
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