Lalouvesc
Encyclopedia
Lalouvesc is a commune
in the Ardèche
department in southern France
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recount the life of the saint and the fresco
es in the choir tell the history of pilgrimage
s to the place. The basilica includes a museum for visitors.
The house where the saint died, on December 31, 1640, is located nearby and has been transformed into a sanctuary.
, also is buried in Lalouvesc.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Population
Sights
The Basilica of St. Regis, designed in Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1877, contains the relics of St. John Francis Regis (Jean-François Régis). The windows of the basilicaBasilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
recount the life of the saint and the fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es in the choir tell the history of pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
s to the place. The basilica includes a museum for visitors.
The house where the saint died, on December 31, 1640, is located nearby and has been transformed into a sanctuary.
Personalities
St. Thérèse Couderc, co-founder of the Sisters of the CenacleSisters of the Cenacle
The Sisters of the Cenacle is a Roman Catholic Congregation founded in 1826 in the village of Lalouvesc , France...
, also is buried in Lalouvesc.