Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Basilique Saint Martin
Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Basilique Saint Martin
Basilica of St. Martin is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, on whose tomb it was built. It is located in Tours, France. It was built to replace an earlier basilica, built in the Middle Ages and thoroughly demolished during the French Revolution. The basilica was built between 1886 and 1924 by French architect Victor Laloux in a neo-Byzantine style, on part of the site of the original Basilica which was repurchased by the Church. It was dedicated July 4, 1925. The Basilica of St. Martin of Tours is a religious building located in Tours (Indre-et-Loire), whose crypt is the tomb of Martin de Tours .
The former collegiate church Saint Martin of Tours, mainly dated from the xi th century, was abandoned, vandalized and turned into stables in 1793 and demolished after the collapse of the vaults in 1797, only two towers being retained. The current basilica, much more modest, was built between 1886 and 1902 in the neo-Byzantine style by architect Victor Laloux (inauguration in 1890 ). It is a building in limestone , granite and marble , covered with slate. For the murals, the architect addressed Pierre Fritel , and the decorative work was done with the help of the painter and decorator Adrien Lavieille , son of Eugène Lavieille . A monumental statue of Saint Martin, in bronze, intended to adorn the dome , was commissioned to the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Hugues ( Prix de Rome in 1875 ). Victor Thiébaut, foundry, delivered it in 1889. The building was consecrated as basilica on July 4 , 1925.
The remains of the former collegiate church (the Charlemagne tower , the clock tower and a cloister gallery) were classified as historical monuments by the list of 1840. The statue of Saint Martin crowning the dome, weakened by the storms of early 2014, was filed on February 17, 2014 to be restored; its base has been consolidated and the statue was put back in place on October 15, 2016, in anticipation of Saint Martin, celebrated every year on November 11th. The President of the French Republic has the honorary title of canon ( ad honores ) of the basilica.
The body of Saint Martin , who died in Candes , was transported to Tours and modestly buried on November 11, 397 , three days after his death, in a Christian cemetery outside the city, on the edge of the Roman road heading towards west. According to Gregory of Tours , Bishop Brice (lat. Brictius) built in 437 wooden building to house the tomb and coat ( screed ) Martin, called for this reason chapel. Noting the radiation of this sanctuary, Bishop Perpetuusinstead built the first basilica housing the tomb of Martin, whose dedication took place on 4 July 470 , ninety-nine years to the day after the accession of St. Martin in the Tours episcopate.
Martin's body was buried in a sarcophagus behind the altar of the new basilica. A large block of marble overhanging the tomb, donated by Bishop Euphronius of Autun (472-475), marked the location of the faithful assembled behind this altar and, according to Werner Jacobsen pilgrims installed on the atrium of the basilica which, against the use, was behind the church, that is to say on the side of the apse , the block being visible from a window of the apse wall.
The church was burned by the Normans on November 8, 853 , and again on June 30, 903 , after which the sanctuary was surrounded by a fortified wall, distinct from that of Tours , completed in 918 . There was a large accidental fire in 994 , which led to reconstruction, at the instigation of Hervé de Buzançais, then treasurer of Saint-Martin, and a new consecration in 1014 .
The two remaining towers were classified Historical Monument in 1840, confirmed classification in the Inventory in 1858, then 1862. The Catholic activist Léon Dupont (with the help of Count Pèdre Moisant and Stanislas Ratel ) announced the rediscovery of the tomb by Martin de Tours on December 14, 1860, which allowed to reinstate the martinian cult and to revive a project of restitution of the grandiose site.
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Landscape Photography in France - Aiguille de la Vanoise, French Alps
Aiguille de la Vanoise is located in Parc national de la Vanoise and is a very fascinating mountain in France. For landscape photography is makes for a beautiful focal point and subject. There's a bit of a strenous hike up there, but it's well worth it, even on moody days.
I realise that Aiguille also means Peak of a mountain, so I should probably have called it Peak of Vanoise.
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Leeds Castle - Kent England - beautiful Castle and Maze
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Leeds Castle, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119. In 1278 the castle came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence. The castle seen today dates mostly from the 19th century and is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds.
Built in 1119 by Robert de Crevecoeur as a Norman stronghold, Leeds Castle descended through the de Crevecoeur family until the 1260s.[1] What form this first castle took is uncertain because it was rebuilt and transformed in the following centuries. However, Adrian Pettifer speculates that it may have been a motte and bailey.[2]
In 1278, the castle became the property of King Edward I. As a favoured residence of Edward's, Leeds Castle saw considerable investment. The king enhanced its defences, and it was probably Edward who created the lake which surrounds the castle. A barbican spanning three islands was also built. Leeds Castle was also fitted with accommodation fit for royalty: a gloriette with apartments for the king and queen were added.[3] In the Late Middle Ages, the growth of the royal household meant fewer residences could accommodate the monarchy when they visited. As a result, the expenditure on royal residences in south east England generally decreased except for the Tower of London and Windsor Castle. The activity at Leeds Castle during the reign of Edward I is a notable exception to this pattern.[4]
The castle was captured on 31 October 1321 by the forces of Edward II from Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere, wife of the castle's constable, Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere who had left her in charge during his absence. The King had besieged Leeds after she had refused Edward's consort Isabella of France admittance in her husband's absence; when the latter had sought to force an entry, Lady Badlesmere had instructed her archers to fire upon the Queen and her party, six of whom were killed.[5] Lady Badlesmere was taken and kept prisoner in the Tower of London until November 1322.[6] After Edward II died in 1327 his widow took over Leeds Castle as her primary residence.[7]
Richard II's first wife, Anne of Bohemia, spent the winter of 1381 at the castle on her way to be married to the king. In 1395, Richard received the French chronicler Jean Froissart there, as described in Froissart's Chronicles.
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