Church of the Sacred Heart of Bressolles dans l'Allier

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Origin and history

The church of the Sacred Heart of Bressolles, located three kilometers south of Moulins in the Allier, replaces an old parish church dedicated to the Saint-Sauveur, attested from 1095. This one, serving as a chapel to the local castle, was demolished to give way to the present building. The present church, of neo-Gothic style, was designed by Father Joseph Pougnet according to a Greek cross plan, with absidioles in hemicycle. Its construction was completed in 1869, and it was initially surmounted by an arrow above the cross, demolished in 1934. Its façade is marked by a large rosette, and it preserves a remarkable part of the 15th century.

In 2020, the bishop of Moulins, Bishop Laurent Percerou, issued a decree to apply the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum of 2007. The church was then entrusted to a vicar of the Institute of Christ the Sovereign King Priest, while maintaining the ordinary rite for certain services such as baptisms, weddings, and occasional Sunday Masses. This status reflects its present role in the liturgical diversity of the diocese of Moulins.

The church depends on the parish of Notre-Dame du Bourbonnais and remains an active place of worship, mixing historical heritage and contemporary religious practice. Its neo-Gothic architecture and furniture, such as medieval pietà, bear witness to the artistic and spiritual evolution of the region, from the Middle Ages to the modern era.

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