Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu

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Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu

The Catholic Church Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu in Cucuron , a town in the French department of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , was built in the 13th century. The church has been a protected monument ( Monument historique ) since 1961 .

Building history

Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu was built in the 13th century to replace the Saint-Michel church, which has now disappeared. A century later, a renovation took place: the nave , covered with stone slabs, was extended to the east by a yoke flanked by two chapels . The pentagonal choir and the restored west portal also date from this period. The bell tower was erected in the 16th century . The side chapels, which are embedded between the buttresses of the first three bays, were built by local brotherhoods in the Gothic style of the 17th century.

Saint-Tulle chapel

The Sainte-Tulle chapel, built in the first yoke on the western side of the nave, is dedicated to the daughter of Saint Eucherius , who in the 6th century founded a hermitage near Mirabeau in the cliffs high above the Durance . Tullia herself lived secluded in a cave near the village of Tetea, which has been called Sainte-Tulle ever since . The middle altarpiece and the altar date from the 18th century. In the center of the altar, two angels push aside the folds of a canopy under which a statue of the saint is enthroned.

Furnishing

The high altar retable is made of marble and was commissioned by the Duchess of Modena for the Visitation Chapel of Aix-en-Provence and erected there in 1661. The parish church of Cucuron acquired it at the end of the 18th century. The paintings, also made in the 18th century, show the themes of Circumcision , The Immaculate Conception and The Teaching of Saint Martha . They replaced pictures by Reynaud Levieux when the altarpiece was moved .

In another chapel there is a baptismal font decorated with angel heads , which was integrated into the architectural ensemble from the beginning of the 18th century. The same chapel contains a beautiful ecce homo made of colored wood in the 16th century .

organ

organ

The organ was commissioned in the 17th century to Pierre Marchand , who was one of three organ builders active in Provence at the time. Since then it has undergone two major restorations, the last of which between 1975 and 1982. All parts of the organ were cleaned and repaired piece by piece. The organ has been in use again since 1994 and was heard at the La Roque d'Anthéron International Piano Festival .

The instrument has registers on a manual and a pedal.

Manuals C – cis 3
1. Montre 8th'
2. Flute 8th'
3. Prestant 4 ′
4th Flute 4 ′
5. Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Duplicate 2 ′
(Continuation)
7th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
8th. Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Cornet V
10. Fittings III
11. Trumpet (Bb, D) 8th'
12. Clairon 4 ′
Pedale C – c sharp 0
13. Flute 8th'

literature

  • Michel Albarède et al .: Vaucluse (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-7424-1900-5 , pp. 290-291 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu church  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Michel Albarède and others: Vaucluse. 2007, pp. 290-291.
  3. ↑ a b c Michel Albarède and others: Vaucluse. 2007, p. 291.
  4. ↑ Michel Albarède and others: Vaucluse. 2007, p. 290.
  5. ↑ More information about the organ (French)

Coordinates: 43 ° 46 ′ 21 ″  N , 5 ° 26 ′ 27 ″  E