Le Clocher de la Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Ardents - Seninghem, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
N 50° 41.920 E 002° 03.022
31U E 432934 N 5616746
[EN] This large chapel was built in 1604 on the site called the Market. [FR] Cette grande chapelle fut construite en 1604 sur l'emplacement appelé le Marché.
Waymark Code: WM1BNCR
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 03/06/2025
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
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"This magnificent chapel dates from 1604. It is one of the oldest in the department. Its dimensions are 13m high, 8m high and 5.5m wide.

All in stone, it has a nave, a choir and a bell tower.The bell tower is almost in the center of the chapel, it has a bell dating from 1613, which escaped the revolutionaries of 1792, it was hidden in a stable. It was a prison during the revolution.

On a buttress of the south face, we can see a very beautiful graffiti representing the instruments of the Passion of Christ dated 1688. It contains a piece of the Holy Candle from Arras called the candle of Our Lady of the Ardents (the 12th), reported in the 15th century by the lord of the place (the Duke of Croy) who had a first chapel built. The current building is very common. People come there to seek healing water. A novena takes place every year in September."

Sources : The Church

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"Cette magnifique chapelle date de 1604. Elle est une des plus anciennes du département. Ses dimensions sont 13m de hauteur, 8m de hauteur et 5,5 m de largeur.

Tout en pierre, elle est dotée d'une nef, d'un choeur et d'un clocheton. Le clocheton est presque au centre de la chapelle, il possède une cloche datant de 1613, qui a échappé aux révolutionnaires de 1792, elle fût cachée dans une écurie. Ce füt une prison sous la révolution.

Sur un contrefort de la face sud, on peut voir un très beau graffiti représentant les instruments de la Passion du Christ daté de 1688. Elle renferme une parcelle de la Sainte Chandelle provenant d'Arras dite cierge Notre Dame des Ardents (le 12ème), rapporté au XVème siècle parle seigneur des lieux (le duc de Croy) qui fit ériger une première chapelle. L'édifice actuel est très fréquents. On y vient chercher l'eau guérisseuse. Une neuvaine a lieu chaque année au mois de septembre. "

Sources : L'Eglise

Address of Tower:
Rue du Hameau du Lusquet
Seninghem, Pas-de-Calais France
62380


Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 1

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