01 January - 31 December
Mon -
Tue • 13.30 - 16.30
Wed • 13.30 - 16.30
Thu • 13.30 - 16.30
Fri • 13.30 - 16.30
Sat • 13.30 - 16.30
Sun • 14.00 - 17.00
Inside, the visitor is surprised by the light and vast proportions of the nave and choir, of impressive dimensions, terminating with the great Chapel of Miracles and its cupola. Very rich with works of art, such as the impressive collection of 18th century French paintings, the collegiate church also has a magnificent 18th century organ case, the most easily visible north of Paris. Among the numerous reliquaries, commemorative monuments and cenotaphs, can be seen as a witness to history , the memorial and reliquary of Saint John Southworth, martyred in London in 1654 ( one of the 40 martyrs of England and Wales who were canonised in 1970 by Pope Paul VI). He reminds us that for 125 years, Douai was a refuge for English Catholics fleeing from persecution.
Au-dessus de l'autel, le tableau de la "résurrection" fut exécuté en 1770 par Louis Lagrenée.
Les statues en plâtre de saint Pierre et de saint Paul, qui l'encadrent, sont dues au ciseau de Théophile Bra (1797-1863). Elles sont données en gros plan ci-dessous.
Ces statues ont servi de maquettes pour celles qui sont exposées dans l'église Saint-Louis-en-l'Île à Paris.
L'Annonciation / La nativité / Les noces de Cana / Pieta / L'Assomption / La Pentecôte