Guided tour: history and architecture, focus on the movable masterpieces of the church.

15 rue Georges Courteline 37000 Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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21 - 22 September 2024
Overview

Formerly Notre-Dame-la-Pauvre church, it changed its name in the 12th century. The Romanesque building was destroyed in the 15th century in favour of a new smaller building. Flamboyant Gothic church with stained glass windows from the 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th centuries. Beautiful set of 17th century statues: wedding of the virgin and statues of the Maine terracotta school. Baroque high altar. Contemporary altar. Relics of S. François de Paule, hermit and Calabrian thaumaturge invited to Tours by King Louis XI. photo credit: Dominique Couineau
Website
http://www.paroissendlr-tours.cef.fr
Phone
02 47 38 60 93

Address
15 rue Georges Courteline 37000 Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

47.350136, 0.63855

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