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balhannah Says: Locted in the city itself, is the Cathedral of St. Pierre. A gothic Church that dates from the 12th century, it was the seat of a Bishop until the French Revolution. It was also the Parish of the Martin Family [St. Therese's parent's]It was here I saw at the Main Altar,...
balhannah Says: St. Jacques Church was heavily hit by bombs in 1944. The Church was restored after the war, and looks in good condition, but it is no longer used as a Church. It is now the municipal exhibit hall where in Summer you are able to see an exhibition on the Martin family. The...
balhannah Says: I had seen many photo's of this Roman Catholic Basilica, but nothing compared to seeing it in person.The basilica, located high on a hill is huge, is of a nice grey & cream colour, and has lovely surrounding gardens, it really is stunning!It was decided to build a large...
balhannah Says: Just a short walk from St. Pierre Cathedral, I found the lovely Bishopric Garden. This garden was recreated from 1830 to 1840 and adjoins the old Episcopal Palace and the Cathedral. It originally was a parterre, waterfall garden and Jardin de la Couronne garden. Now, it is...
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balhannah Says: Located to the side of the Basilica, is the large Bell Tower which contains 51 bells. One of the Bell's weighs 9tons, and is known as the "great bell" The Bells are said to be some of the finest in Europe.On either side of the door, there were photo's of Therese's parents...
balhannah Says: What ever you do, don't miss out on seeing the Crypt.It was completed in 1932, and recalls the secret of Therese's spiritual life. There are many mosaics, the ones in the side aisle's are modern and show stages of Therese's life, like her Baptism, 1st Holy Communion and her...
balhannah Says: On entering the Basilica I had to sit in a pew to take in all in. First of all, imagine being one of 4000 pilgrims who are in this Basilica at the same time as you, incredible, lucky there weren't many the day I was here.My eyes wandered everywhere, there was just so much to...
balhannah Says: I took my time looking at the outside of the Basilica before entering. In my photo [3], You will be able to see the Facade. Therese is there, surrounded by many Angels from heaven on the upper level. On the lower level, are historic notable people who contributed to her...
The Chateau of Saint Germain de Livet
Andrew_W_K Says: Close to Lisieux (about 6 kms south) is the wonderful harmonious 16th century chateau of St Germain de Livet. It is open to the public and guided tours are available. The most notable feature is the chequered facade that is highly original and unusual in design.There is a...
Airpunk Says: The Basilique Ste Therese was built in the middle of the 20th century and dedicated to Ste Therese on July 11th 1954. It is one of the largest churches built in Europe of the 20th century, constructed in modern roman-byzantine style. The Basilique contains many artworks,...
balhannah Says: Worse luck, I can't remember the name of this shop.Located in the Mall in Lisieux, I had never seen so many "fun" Clocks in my life. If they weren't so big, I would have bought one to take home.I do hope you can find the shop.
balhannah Says: From Pierrefitte-en-auge, we followed the road to the View point. The views were far reaching and lovely. If you can read the sign in my photo, you will see how much of a view you get. The view is of the La Vallee le da Toques, Panorama de Reux.
balhannah Says: If you want a nice drive to the coast from Lisieux, perhaps you may want to do like we did, and that is to follow the River Tougues along the valley to Pierrefitte-En-Auge. This is well know Cheese and apple cider country.We happened to turn off the D48, when we saw a sign...
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The Basilique Ste Therese was built in the middle of the 20th century and dedicated to Ste Therese on July 11th 1954. It is one of the largest churches built in...
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Think of Lisieux, and probably the famous Basilica comes to mind. We spent quite a bit of time at the Basilica as it is huge.
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The basilica is a 20th century building that is stunning, interesting, big, brash and slightly gaudy all at the same time. Begun in 1929 and consecrated in 1954 the basilica celebrates the life of...
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Lisiuex - The town of Ste Therese
After having spent some time at the northeastern Normandy coast and the Seine valley, we continued our way through Normandy. So we came to Lisieux, a town with around 25 000 inhabitants which is a...
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A Pilgrimage to the city of St. Therese
This was a return to France after 30 years: I had studied there for half a year, in the city of Tours. This time, a spiritual pilgrimage to the locale of my patron saint, St. Therese of the Child...
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This tranquil little town is the capital of le Pays d'Auge. It's surrounded by gentle rolling hills and neat, picturesque farmlands typical of the Calvados countryside. Because of time constraints, we...
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