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- This landscape of more than 150 churches retracing 1,000 years of history is home to three must-see architectural gems: the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, one of the last fully preserved Norman abbeys; the Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse of Lisieux, the second most famous pilgrimage site in France and the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre of Lisieux, one of the very first Gothic buildings in Normandy.
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The basilica of Sainte-Thérèse is an important monument in the town of Lisieux, in the west of the Calvados department of Normandy.
Lisieux is a sizable town situated in the Calvados department of Normandy, in the countryside south of Honfleur and Deauville. The town is best known as a very important pilgrimage centre (second only to Lourdes in France) for devotees of Sainte Thérèse.
There are two cathedrals in the department of Calvados and the town of Lisieux is lucky enough to boast one of them. Lisieux, ancient capital of a Gallo-Roman tribe called the “Lexovii”, entered the Christian era and quickly became the seat of the bishopric.
Jun 9, 2021 · The religious city of Lisieux draws vast numbers of Catholic visitors. In fact, it is considered the second most important pilgrimage site in France, thanks to its 19th-century saint, Thérèse Martin.
It is decorated with marble and mosaics representing certain scenes from the life of Saint Thérèse: baptism, first communion, miraculous healing, commitment to religious life, death. In the summer of 1944, the townspeople who remained in Lisieux took refuge in the basilica's crypt.
An architectural jewel of Norman Gothic art, almost a thousand years old, part of the parish of Sainte-Thérèse in Pays d'Auge, the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre of Lisieux is an important stop on the itinerary of the Theresian places visited by pilgrims.
Gothic construction began circa 1170 and was completed in the mid 13th century. The Flamboyant chapel behind the choir houses the tomb of Pierre Cauchon who became Bishop of Lisieux after Joan of Arc's trial. The parish church of St. Thérèse includes many commemorative objects.
