Église paroissiale Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux ou Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus-et-de-la-Sainte-Face

English translation

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History

The new parish of Sainte-Thérèse was created in the suburbs developing to the north-west of Montpellier. The construction of the church, decided in 1928 by Monseigneur Mignien, was carried out by architects Y. Boudes and his sons. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1932 but the work was only completed in 1942 and the bell tower in 1949. The church presents a Greek cross plan centred on the space sheltered by the monumental polygonal dome decorated with a glazing featuring geometric motifs by Antoine Bessac from Grenoble, author of all the stained glass. The concrete structure, technical innovations and stripped geometric forms attest to the modernity of the building. The monumental statue of Saint Thérèse on the façade of the central tower (1948) is the work of the Montpellier sculptor Paul Guéry. Yvonne Parvillée is the author of the statues of the altars representing the Virgin and the recumbent effigy of Saint Thérèse. The mosaic decorations and the stations of the cross were executed by Pierre Gaudin.