Église Sainte-Marguerite - Tournai, Belgium
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N 50° 36.383 E 003° 22.883
31U E 526987 N 5606124
[EN] The church Sainte Marguerite is a neoclassical church, located on the Place de Lille in Tournai. [FR] L’église Sainte Marguerite est une église de style néoclassique, située sur la place de Lille à Tournai.
Waymark Code: WMY47M
Location: Hainaut, Belgium
Date Posted: 04/17/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
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"It was erected in 1756 by the canons of Saint Médard following the fire of the previous building dating from the fourteenth century.This church has regularly changed ownership and status, sometimes taking the parish function, sometimes the abbey function.

It is now desecrated and closed to the public since the suppression of the parish in 1968. The medieval tower and the neoclassical porch were classified in 1936.

The parish Sainte-Marguerite was erected in 1288 by the bishop of Tournai, Michel de Warenghien. Construction work advanced slowly. Begun in the 13th century, they still continue in the middle of the 14th century by the construction of the tower.

Burned in 1723, only the powerful tower is preserved from the old church. Inside, one will notice a flesh of truth of the 19th century. Under Louis XIV, the parish was abolished, and the church, the pastoral house and its outbuildings were ceded to the regular canons of Saint-Nicolas-des-Prés who made their abbey.

The Sainte-Marguerite church is the only abbey church that Tournai has kept. "

Sources : The Church

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"Elle est érigée en 1756 par les chanoines de Saint Médard à la suite de l’incendie du bâtiment précédent datant du XIVe siècle. Cette église a régulièrement changé de propriétaire et de statut revêtant tantôt la fonction paroissiale, tantôt la fonction abbatiale.

Elle est aujourd’hui désacralisée et fermée au public depuis la suppression de la paroisse en 1968. La tour médiévale et le porche néoclassiques ont été classés en 1936.

La paroisse Sainte-Marguerite fut érigée en 1288 par l'évêque de Tournai, Michel de Warenghien. Les travaux de construction avancèrent lentement. Commencés au 13e siècle, ils se poursuivent encore au milieu du 14e siècle par la construction de la tour.

Incendiée en 1723, on ne conserve de l'ancienne église que la puissante tour. A l'intérieur, on remarquera une chair de vérité du 19e siècle. Sous Louis XIV, la paroisse fut supprimée, et l'église, la maison pastorale ainsi que ses dépendances furent cédées aux chanoines réguliers de Saint-Nicolas-des-Prés qui en firent leur abbaye.

L'église Sainte-Marguerite est la seule église abbatiale que Tournai ait conservée."

Sources : L’Eglise

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1756

Age of Church building determined by?: Church website

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

Street address of Church:
Place de Lille 30-32
Tournai, Hainaut Belgium
7500


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If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

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