Ste-Anne (Sainte-Anne-d'Auray)

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The Basilica
Sainte Anne basilica
View of the altar and the organ

The Basilica Sainte Anne in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray is a Catholic church in the Morbihan department in Brittany . It is the largest pilgrimage site in its region and the second largest in France after Lourdes .

Legend

According to legend, a statue of St. Anne was discovered on March 7, 1625 by the field worker Yvon Nicolazic (1591–1645) in the area of ​​what is now Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, which was then called Keranna. It has been hidden underground since the first chapel was destroyed in the 6th century AD. It is reported of Yvon Nicolazic that he was an extremely pious person, who regularly confessed and who lived in trust in St. Anna. Legend has it that one summer evening in 1623, while Nicolazic was praying, a torch lit his room. This was repeated several times. In August 1623, after work, Nicolazic was taking his ox to the well to drink when a beaming woman appeared to him. She didn't say a word. According to legend, this phenomenon occurred several times in the following weeks in different places. So Nicolazic asked the "majestic" figure on the night of July 25th to 26th, 1624 for her name. He got the answer: “Yvon Nicolazic, do not be afraid, I am Anna, mother of Mary, explain to your people that once, in a piece of land called the Bocceno, before there was any village, there was a chapel, the first which was dedicated to the land of the Bretons. [...] I want to be rebuilt soon and for you to take care of it yourself. God wants me to be honored here. ”After these words, Nicolazic decided to build a chapel for St. Anne.

church

The basilica itself was built between 1865 and 1874 based on classicist models. Nevertheless, it is, typically for France, oriented towards the Gothic , but also has some Baroque elements . The church tower is in the east above the angular choir , the basilica does not have an apse .

Organs

Main organ of Cavaillé-Coll

The main organ of Sainte Anne was built in 1874 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll with 25 registers on two manuals and a pedal. It stands in the tower room on the east gallery to reveal the rose window in the west. In 1947, Joseph Beuchert, a successor to Louis Debierre , added a third manual and expanded the organ to 41 stops . From 2007 to 2010, the instrument was restored and slightly changed by Nicolas Toussaint from Nantes . The current disposition is as follows:

I Grand Orgue C-g 3
1. Montre 16 ′
2. Bourdon 16 ′
3. Montre 8th'
4th Bourdon 8th'
5. Flûte harmonique 8th'
6th Salicional 8th'
7th Prestant 4 ′
8th. Octave 4 ′
9. Duplicate 2 ′
10. Progression harm. II-V
11. Basson 16 ′
12. Trumpets 8th'
13. Clairon 4 ′
II positive C-g 3
14th diapason 8th'
15th Bourdon 8th'
16. Prestant 4 ′
17th Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
18th Duplicate 2 ′
19th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
20th Plein-jeu IV-V
21st Trumpets 8th'
22nd Clarinet 8th'
III Récit expressif C – g 3
23. Flûte harmonique 8th'
24. Viole de Gambe 8th'
25th Voix céleste 8th'
26th Flûte octaviante 4 ′
27. Octavine 2 ′
28. Cornet V
29 Voix humaine 8th'
30th Basson-Hautbois 8th'
31. Cor de nuit 8th'
32. Basson 16 ′
33. Trumpets 8th'
34. Clairon 4 ′
Tremblant
Pedale C – f 1
35. Contrebasse 16 ′
36. Major fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
37. Flute 8th'
38. Flute 4 ′
39. Bombard 16 ′
40. Trumpets 8th'
41. Clairon 4 ′
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
    • Sub-octave coupling: I / I, III / III
  • Playing aids : tongue holder for I, II, III, P

There is also a small choir organ in the church.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of the basilica (French)
  2. ↑ Information on the main organ (French)

Coordinates: 47 ° 42 '15.1 "  N , 2 ° 57' 12.4"  W.