The Church of Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus, Hirson
The Church of Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (St. Therese of the Child Jesus), is a building built in Art Deco style in the city of Hirson (France).
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History
This church, in basilica with two down-sides and a bell tower is the work of the engineer Aimé Bonna who decides to build at his own expense with the material that made its fortune: reinforced concrete. In the early twentieth century, the city of Hirson becomes the second yard (after Paris). Its population is growing and the church Notre-Dame can not accommodate all this new population. Childless and very attached to his roots, Aimé Bonna decided to build with his expenses the Church of Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus. He acquires the land, finance materials and labor and monitors the construction site which starts on October 3, 1929. This is the Art Deco style that will be retained. Unfortunately, Aimé Bonna died six months before the completion of his ultimate work. A chapel was erected to house the mortal remains of Aimé Bonna (before his funeral in the church of Notre-Dame, Hirson).
Faced with a state of advanced dilapidation and dangerousness, it was decided to deconstruct the campanile Sunday, November 23, 2008. In September 2012, the pianist and composer Anglo-Taiwanese Kit Armstrong purchased the church in order to repeat and to bring artists. With the support of the municipality, he rehabilitates the building. The opening concert takes place June 3, 2014.[1]
Description
Front
At a height of 23 meters, the church was sculpted by Jacques Martin. On the left side was a bell tower 45 meters high.
Inside
It is kind of art deco with a vault ceiling decorated and 1500 plaster roses, symbolizing the roses spread by St. Therese.
Cult
The church was part of the Paroisse Notre Dame de Thiérache (Parish of Notre Dame of Thiérache), diocese of Soissons, Laon and Saint-Quentin.
Transformation into a concert hall
In August 2013, is created the Société Musicale Sainte-Thérèse, an association to renovate and maintain the church, hosting musicians and artists, organize private and public concerts and promote cultural events in the Church.[2]
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