Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church, Ascq
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Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church is a Catholic
church located in the former village of Ascq
, now part of Villeneuve-d'Ascq city, Nord department, northern France
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The church hosts since the 18th century a tapestry designated monument historique
, called Les Noces de Cana, painted by G. Werniers in 1735.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
church located in the former village of Ascq
Ascq
Ascq is a former village in the Nord department in northern France on the Marque river. Today, it is part of the city of Villeneuve-d'Ascq. Ascq is unfortunately known for the Ascq massacre of 1 April 1944, where the Nazis massacred 86 men.-Heraldry:...
, now part of Villeneuve-d'Ascq city, Nord department, northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The church hosts since the 18th century a tapestry designated monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
, called Les Noces de Cana, painted by G. Werniers in 1735.