St. Louis des Chartrons

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View from the south

The church of Saint-Louis des Chartrons in the north-west of the French city ​​of Bordeaux , Chartrons, is one of the tallest churches in the city. It is located at 51 rue Notre Dame. The facade is divided vertically into three parts; two towers and a mighty middle body. There are four levels horizontally: the portal and the tower base, the rose window above the portal and the row of windows in the towers, the gable above the portal with the statue of St. Louis created by Louis Coëffard de Mazerolles, as well as the bell housings and the two as the top level Spiers.

history

The church was built between 1874 and 1880 according to plans by the architect Pierre-Charles Brun (1825–1902) on the site where the Carmelite monastery originally built in 1721 had stood. It is furnished with stained glass windows by Henri Fleur and Nicolas Lorin, altars by Victor Bernard and Jabourin Lambinet, and a baptismal font made of Carrara marble . An 18th century mahogany sacristy is rarely open to the public. The church is classified as a monument historique .

  • Stained glass depicting St. Ludwig

  • facade

  • View of the church

  • Stained glass of the choir by Nicolas Lorin

organ

The three-manual organ built by Georges Wenner in 1881 is considered his masterpiece and was completed by his successor Gaston Maille in 1901. An electric fan was added around 1920 . It is considered the largest symphonic organ in the Aquitaine region and probably the best from the Wenner-Maille factory founded in 1848. It has also been a listed building since 2001 and was recently restored by the organ builder Pascal Quoirin. Financially supported by the city and the country, the work was completed in 2005.

I Grand-Orgue C-g 3
Montre 16 ′
Bourdon 16 ′
Montre Harmonique 8th'
Principal 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Flûte Harmonique 8th'
Viol 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Flûte Harmonique 4 ′
Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Octavine 2 ′
Plein Jeu VI
Cornet V
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
II Positif interior C-g 3
Flûte Douce 8th'
Flûte Harmonique 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Unda Maris 8th'
Flute 4 ′
Duplicate 2 ′
Plein Jeu VI
Cornet III
Trumpets 8th'
Basson harmonique 8th'
Clarinet 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
III Récit C – g 3
Kérolophone 8th'
Cor de nuit 8th'
Flûte Harmonique 8th'
Violoncello 8th'
Voix céleste 8th'
Flûte harmonique 4 ′
Cymbals III
Basson 16 ′
Trompette harmonique 8th'
Basson Hautbois 8th'
Voix humaine 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
Pedale C – f 1
Soubasse 16 ′
Flute 16 ′
Bourdon 16 ′
Flute 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Flute 4 ′
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Basson 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
  • Coupling: I / II, III / II, III / I, I / P, II / P, III / P, I-III / P

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pleasures of the pipes with some pictures of the interior and the organ ( Memento from July 16, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  2. ↑ Église catholique en gironde with precise disposition of the organ (French) ( Memento of July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Carolyn Shuster Fournier: Joseph Ermend Bonnal, a French Organist-Composer, His Quest for Perfection . In: The Diapason , May, 2007, pages 22-29.
  4. ^ Ministry of Culture

Web links

Commons : St. Louis des Chartrons  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′ 5.6 "  N , 0 ° 34 ′ 19.9"  W.