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Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen en Seine-Maritime

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise moderne
Seine-Maritime

Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen

    Rue du Docteur-Payenneville
    76000 Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen
Crédit photo : Schneiderant - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1922
Launch of the Sapins district
1925-1926
Presbytery construction
1926-1930
Construction of church
10 juin 1928
Blessing of the Church
1934-1935
Completion of the decoration
26 octobre 1998
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Church, presbytery and garden facilities (Case DN 216, 369): inscription by order of 26 October 1998

Key figures

Robert Danis - Architect Church designer and artistic coordinator.
Abbé Maubec - Contractor Initiator of the urban and religious programme.
Georges Lanfry - Entrepreneur Head of construction (1926-1930).
Marcel Imbs - Musaist artist Collaborator with interior decorations.
Jean Gaudin - Glass painter Author of mosaics and stained glass.
Robert Busnel - Sculptor Director of decorative sculptures.
Pierre Séguin - Sculptor Contributor to sculpted elements.
Mgr de La Villerabel - Archbishop of Rouen Blessed the church in 1928.

Origin and history

The church Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen, built in the first half of the 20th century, is part of the development of the Sapins district, intended to house large families. The project, carried by Abbé Maubec and architect Robert Danis, includes the church, a presbytery (1925-1926), a parish hall and an esplanade. The building, made of reinforced concrete and bricks, adopts a Latin cross with octagonal transept, with a dome and a bell tower. Its interior decor, rich in flint, ceramic, sculptures and glass cobblestones, reflects Art Deco aesthetics. The stained glass windows and the translucent vault (recovery of copper later) add to its originality.

The construction, entrusted to entrepreneur Georges Lanfry (1926-1930), mobilizes several artists: Marcel Imbs and Jean Gaudin for mosaics, Robert Busnel and Pierre Séguin for sculptures. The church was blessed on 10 June 1928 by Bishop de La Villerabel, Archbishop of Rouen. Its inscription in historical monuments in 1998 (with the presbytery and its gardens) devotes its heritage importance. The site, owned by the diocesan association, bears witness to the architectural and social innovation of the 1920s-1930s in Rouen.

The Sapins district, born of an ambitious urban programme (from 1922), illustrates the desire to reconcile popular housing and religious facilities. The church, by its form and materials, breaks with traditional models, while serving as a community pole. The religious bulletins of the Archdiocese (1924-1932) document its construction, emphasizing its role in local life, as evidenced by the parish festivals (e.g. the "Festival of the Rooster" in 1929).

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