Église Sainte-Eugénie de Biarritz - France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
N 43° 28.975 W 001° 33.842
30T E 616123 N 4815445
L’église Sainte Eugénie est un édifice de style roman-byzantin dédié à Sainte-Eugénie, patronne de la femme de Napoléon III, l’impératrice Eugénie de Montijo. C’est une église néogothique en pierres grises qui domine le Port Vieux.
Waymark Code: WM16KPY
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 08/22/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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The church of Sainte Eugénie is a Romanesque-Byzantine building dedicated to Sainte Eugénie, the patron saint of Napoleon III's wife, the empress Eugénie de Montijo. It is a neo-Gothic church in grey stone overlooking the Port Vieux.


Église Sainte-Eugénie de Biarritz

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L'église Sainte-Eugénie est située à Biarritz, dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Elle dépend de la paroisse Notre-Dame-du-Rocher qu'elle forme conjointement avec les communautés paroissiales de l'église Saint-Joseph, de l'église Saint-Charles, de l'église Saint-Martin, de la chapelle du Saint-Esprit du Braou et enfin de l'église Sainte-Thérèse de Biarritz. L'église est desservie depuis 2012 par la communauté Saint-Martin, à la demande de Mgr Aillet, évêque de Bayonne.

Description
L'église Sainte-Eugénie est placée sous le vocable de sainte Eugénie, patronne de la femme de Napoléon III, l'impératrice Eugénie de Montijo. C'est une église néogothique en pierres grises qui domine le Port Vieux.

Sa construction a duré de 1898 à 1903. Auparavant s'élevait à cet endroit la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié. La construction du clocher a commencé en 1927 et les cloches y furent installées en 1931. L'édifice possède des vitraux exceptionnels de Luc-Olivier Merson.

La maquette de bateau en ex-voto est un trois-mâts de guerre armé de canons, à la coque bleue, noire et blanche : La Mathilde.

La crypte
La crypte abrite la tombe du curé Gaston Larre, premier curé de la paroisse en 1884 et qui avait décidé la modification de la petite chapelle originelle. Aujourd'hui elle accueille des expositions d'art de la ville.


Sainte-Eugénie Church in Biarritz

Sainte-Eugénie church is located in Biarritz, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It is part of the Notre-Dame-du-Rocher parish, which it forms jointly with the parish communities of the Church of Saint Joseph, the Church of Saint Charles, the Church of Saint Martin, the Chapel of the Holy Spirit of Braou and the Church of Saint Theresa in Biarritz. The church has been served since 2012 by the Saint-Martin community, at the request of Mgr Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne.

Description
The church of Sainte-Eugénie is dedicated to Saint Eugénie, the patron saint of Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugénie de Montijo. It is a neo-Gothic church built of grey stone and overlooking the Port Vieux.

Its construction lasted from 1898 to 1903. Previously, the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Pitié stood on this site. Construction of the bell tower began in 1927 and the bells were installed in 1931. The building has exceptional stained glass windows by Luc-Olivier Merson.

The model of a ship in ex-voto is a three-masted warship armed with cannons, with a blue, black and white hull: La Mathilde.

The crypt
The crypt houses the tomb of the parish priest Gaston Larre, who was the first parish priest in 1884 and who decided to modify the original small chapel. Today it hosts art exhibitions of the city.

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