01 January - 31 December
Mon 8.00 - 17.30
Tue 8.00 - 17.30
Wed 8.00 - 17.30
Thu 8.00 - 17.30
Fri 8.00 - 17.30
Sat 8.00 - 17.30
Sun 8.00 - 17.30
Work is planned for 2027, when the church celebrates its 200th anniversary.
The church as we know it today is a young church. It is the successor to four well-known buildings that were destroyed, either by dilapidation or by the two world wars. The last bombings in May 1940 destroyed a large part of the building. A single aisle still stands and welcomes the faithful until the autumn. Services were then held in the village hall of the boys' school and, from 1942, in a barracks commissioned by the mayor.
Meanwhile, reconstruction work continued. The architectural style of the church differed from that chosen for the furnishings and fittings. While the exterior façade and barrel vaults of the nave show references to 18th-century classical architecture, the liturgical furnishings are in keeping with the contemporary movement to revive sacred art.
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Ceramic work developed in the 1950s thanks to the monastic art workshops at Saint-Paul de Wisques Abbey.
Since 1957, the church has been home to furniture created by the monks. The façade of the high altar depicts the ‘Triumph of the Lamb in Heaven’ (according to the Apocalypse of Saint John). In the chapel, the door of the tabernacle depicts the prophet Elijah fleeing from the wrath of Ahab, King of Israel. Finally, the Way of the Cross, signed ‘Wisques’ at station 12, was inaugurated in 1960.
The church is home to four statues sculpted by Jean Cattant (Paris, 1918-2002): the Good Shepherd bringing back the lost sheep (above the left side altar), Saint Christopher (above the right side altar), Saint Joseph and the Virgin and Child (at the entrance to the choir).
The use of copper for the church roof may seem unusual. Yet this material is widely used in the construction of public buildings. It is resistant to corrosion and rust, which means that it will stand the test of time, despite the elements and variations in temperature.
Also known as the ‘Virgin of Pity’, this sculpted group depicts the Virgin holding Christ on her lap after the descent from the cross.