Basilique Saint-Aubin-en-Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle - Rennes, France
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N 48° 06.900 W 001° 40.817
30U E 598225 N 5329924
[EN] Parish church dedicated to Saint Aubin, also called Saint-Aubin-en-Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, built between 1884 and 1904 on the plans of the city architect Jean-Baptiste Martenot. [FR] Église paroissiale dédiée à Saint Aubin, aussi appelée Saint-Aubin-en-Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, construite entre 1884 et 1904 sur les plans de l'architecte de la ville Jean-Baptiste Martenot.
Waymark Code: WM12QDD
Location: Bretagne, France
Date Posted: 07/02/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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"Parish church dedicated to Saint Aubin, also called Saint-Aubin-en-Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, built between 1884 (date of laying the first stone) and 1904 (inauguration of the church) on the plans by city architect Jean-Baptiste Martenot (dates and attribution by source) to replace the old destroyed church, located west of Place Sainte-Anne.

The entrepreneur Poivrel followed the construction site. This undirected building, with an ambitious project, could never be completed. The nave has only three spans and the facade was never built.

Most of the canopies are from the 1st half of the 20th century, they were made by the Rennes glassmakers Rault and Lignel, and take up the tradition of the foundation of the neighboring church Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle whose table miraculous of the Virgin was deposited in Saint-Aubin.

The sculpture of the two capitals at the entrance to the choir in 1942 is by the Rennes sculptor Deschamps. The parish church was built as a basilica on August 6, 1916. "

Sources : The Church

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" Église paroissiale dédiée à saint Aubin, aussi appelée Saint-Aubin-en-Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, construite entre 1884 (date de la pose de la première pierre) et 1904 (inauguration de l' église) sur les plans de l' architecte de la ville Jean-Baptiste Martenot (dates et attribution par source) en remplacement de l'ancienne église détruite, située à l' ouest de la place Sainte-Anne.

L' entrepreneur Poivrel a suivi le chantier de la construction. Cet édifice non orienté, au projet ambitieux, n' a jamais pu être achevé. La nef ne comporte que trois travées et la façade n' a jamais été construite.

La plupart des verrières sont de la 1ère moitié du 20e siècle, elles ont été réalisées par les peintres verriers rennais Rault et Lignel, et reprennent la tradition de la fondation de l' église voisine Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle dont le tableau miraculeux de la Vierge a été déposé à Saint-Aubin.

La sculpture des deux chapiteaux de l' entrée du choeur de 1942 est due au sculpteur rennais Deschamps. L' église paroissiale a été érigée en basilique le 6 août 1916."

Sources : L’Eglise

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1904

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:
2 Contour Saint-Aubin
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine France
35000


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