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Saint-Sébastien

Saint-Sébastien

Rue du Général de Gaulle
55430 Belleville-sur-Meuse

Church | 1924-1928 | | Roman Catholic Church

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01 January - 31 December
Mon 9.30 - 11.30 • 14.00 - 16.00
Tue 9.30 - 11.30 • 14.00 - 16.00
Wed 9.30 - 11.30 • 14.00 - 16.00
Thu 9.30 - 11.30 • 14.00 - 16.00
Fri 9.30 - 11.30 • 14.00 - 16.00
Sat 9.30 - 11.00
Sun -

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+33 3 29 84 24 99

Description

Before the Great War, a church from the early 18th century was built on the hillside, below the present cemetery. But it suffered irreparable damage, particularly during the Battle of Verdun in 1916. The bell tower, the only element still standing after the bombardments, collapsed on the night of 11 November 1918 and the whole building was razed to the ground in 1919. The bells, buried in the rubble, were recovered and replaced in the bell tower of the church, rebuilt in Romanesque Revival style, 400 metres from the old one. 


The new construction (1926-1928) combines  stone work with modern materials such as reinforced concrete and metal for the structure. The windows are the work of Joseph Benoît (1871-1936): one shows Saint Sebastian welcoming refugees from the red zone and another evokes the forced flight of civilian populations during the conflict. The choir is illuminated by wall paintings by Duilio Donzelli (1882-1966) and the vault is decorated with a Christ Pantocrator.  

San Sebastian de Belleville is part of a heritage itinerary that will cross 25 municipalities to discover the work of the painter Donzelli and will be accessible from mid-May 2019.

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