Sacre Coeur
Sacre Coeur,
Paris, France
"Sacre Coeur is a Catholic basilica in Montmartre, Paris. The foundation was laid in 1875. It was finished in 1914. It is named after the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is built in the Romano-byzantine style." (Link 1.)
"The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the defeat of France in the 1871 Franco-Prussian War and the socialist Paris Commune of 1871[1] crowning its most rebellious neighborhood, and an embodiment of conservative moral order, publicly dedicated to theSacred Heart of Jesus, which was an increasingly popular vision of a loving and sympathetic Christ.[2]
"The Sacré-Cœur Basilica was designed by Paul Abadie. Construction began in 1875 and was finished in 1914. It was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919.
"In response to requests from French bishops, Pope Pius IX promulgated the feast of the Sacred Heart in 1856. The basilica itself was consecrated on 16 October 1919.
"Sacré-Cœur is built of travertine stone quarried in Château-Landon (Seine-et-Marne), France. This stone constantly exudes calcite, which ensures that the basilica remains white even with weathering and pollution."( Link 2.)
Interior of the Sacré-Cœur.
( Link 2.)
"A mosaic in the apse, entitled Christ in Majesty, created by Luc-Olivier Merson, is among the largest in the world.
"The basilica is home to a large and very fine pipe organ built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll for a private home in Biarritz... (Link 2.)
Top Photo: Taken in Aug. 2016 by iPhone by RW while attending the World Bike Messenger Championships.
Link 1: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93urLink 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris
Prayer
God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)
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