Église du Bon-Pasteur
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The Église du Bon-Pasteur is located rue Neyret on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse
, near the montée de la Grande Côte
, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon
. Cardinal Barbarin described the church as "highly symbolic for Lyon Christians".
In 1869, Emperor Napoleon III came to Lyon to start to build the church. The work, performed by Clair Tisseur
, began on 25 August 1869, but the war interrupted his work.
The current church was built between 1875-1883 by Lyon architect Clair Tisseur
. The City Council provided 400,000 francs for the construction. However, his plans were not fully respected, because the Father Durant, who presided over the church then, wanted a higher tower. The church was open to the faithful on 15 June 1879 and was completed and consecrated by Archbishop Caverot on 11 June 1883.
When the church was constructed, Roman
tiles laid flat over a pile of animal bones were discovered.
Romanesque
style.
The church is characterized by its inaccessibility : there is not parvise
, the door leading to the rue Neyret, more than three meters above the ground. The staircase scheduled was never built because it would have required the demolition of the barracks
on the other side of the street, what anticlericalism of the 3rd Republic could not tolerate.
The stained glass
es were made by Bégule and the paintings by Tony Trollet.
cult. It was used as a showroom by the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon
established in the vicinity until 2008, and studiants did not clean the church when they moved. Then the building has been regularly squatted, much degraded and desecrated. Priest Michel Durand, who served in the church, said it needs a deep renovation and wanted the Lyon mayor participated in the works.
In 2010, the church was the subject of a dispute between residents and the mayor about the installation of antennas unwanted by local residents, who decided to protest.
La Croix-Rousse
This zone is served by the metro line La Croix-Rousse is a hill in the town of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a quarter located on this hill . It is 254m at its peak...
, near the montée de la Grande Côte
Montée de la Grande Côte
The Montée de la Grande Côte, or the Montée de la Grande-Côte, is a street of La Croix-Rousse quarter, located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, connecting the Terreaux quarter and the Plateau de la Croix Rousse. It is characterized by a high elevation and is more narrow at the bottom...
, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon
1st arrondissement of Lyon
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon...
. Cardinal Barbarin described the church as "highly symbolic for Lyon Christians".
History
The parish was founded by Cardinal de Bonald in 1855. Then the priest Callot opened a little church on this place on 16 March 1856 as Napoleon III and his wife had said they will adopt as godparents all children born that day. Thus, Callot wrote them a letter asking them to adopt his church. On 29 March 1856, an imperial decree legally recognized the Parish of the Bon Pasteur.In 1869, Emperor Napoleon III came to Lyon to start to build the church. The work, performed by Clair Tisseur
Clair Tisseur
Clair Tisseur , was a French architect whose best known work is Église du Bon-Pasteur, a prominent Romanesque Revival church in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon...
, began on 25 August 1869, but the war interrupted his work.
The current church was built between 1875-1883 by Lyon architect Clair Tisseur
Clair Tisseur
Clair Tisseur , was a French architect whose best known work is Église du Bon-Pasteur, a prominent Romanesque Revival church in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon...
. The City Council provided 400,000 francs for the construction. However, his plans were not fully respected, because the Father Durant, who presided over the church then, wanted a higher tower. The church was open to the faithful on 15 June 1879 and was completed and consecrated by Archbishop Caverot on 11 June 1883.
When the church was constructed, Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
tiles laid flat over a pile of animal bones were discovered.
Architecture
The architecture of the church is an imitation of PoitevinPoitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
style.
Parvise
Parvise or parvis may refer to:#A room over the porch of a church — quite often found in Norman churches in England. In some churches these rooms were used for school rooms and in Castle Ashby was the home of a woman - who saved the manor house from burning when she saw the fire taking hold from...
, the door leading to the rue Neyret, more than three meters above the ground. The staircase scheduled was never built because it would have required the demolition of the barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
on the other side of the street, what anticlericalism of the 3rd Republic could not tolerate.
The stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
es were made by Bégule and the paintings by Tony Trollet.
Today
In 1984, the church was no longer assigned to the CatholicCatholic
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"...
cult. It was used as a showroom by the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon
École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Lyon is a school of art and design in Lyon, located in Les Subsistances, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon.-Directors:* 1960-1974 : Jean Coquet* 1974-1992 : Philippe Nahoum* 1992-1998 : Guy Issanjou...
established in the vicinity until 2008, and studiants did not clean the church when they moved. Then the building has been regularly squatted, much degraded and desecrated. Priest Michel Durand, who served in the church, said it needs a deep renovation and wanted the Lyon mayor participated in the works.
In 2010, the church was the subject of a dispute between residents and the mayor about the installation of antennas unwanted by local residents, who decided to protest.