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 Church of Saint Joseph of Pau dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Architecture byzantine
Eglise moderne
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Church of Saint Joseph of Pau

    Avenue de l'Église-Saint-Joseph
    64000 Pau
Église Saint-Joseph de Pau
Église Saint-Joseph de Pau
Église Saint-Joseph de Pau
Église Saint-Joseph de Pau
Crédit photo : Florent Pécassou - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1913-1915
Construction of the temporary chapel
août 1934 - octobre 1935
Construction of the current church
27 octobre 1935
Inauguration of the church
14 décembre 2000
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Church (Cd. CN 356): registration by order of 14 December 2000

Key figures

Jacques Laffillée - Church architect Author of the plans, son-in-law of Marshal Joffre
Ernest Gabard - Sculptor Bearnais Statues of Saint Thérèse and Saint Anthony
Anne-Marie Roux-Colas - Sculptor Statues of St. Michael and St. Jeanne
Frères Mauméjean - Musaist artists Authors of *The Return of Egypt*
Abbé Surce - Founder of the Church Burial near the bedside
Mgr Houbaut - Bishop of Bayonne Inauguration in 1935

Origin and history

Saint Joseph's church in Pau was built between August 1934 and October 1935 to replace a temporary chapel built between 1913 and 1915 in a peripheral area. She follows the model of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Ribérac, according to the plans of architect Jacques Laffillé, son-in-law of Marshal Joffre. Its Romano-Byzantine architecture is distinguished by its domes, whose central peaks at 20 meters, and a 50 meters high cement bell tower.

The building houses notable religious furniture, including statues of Ernest Gabard (Saint Therese, Saint Antoine de Padua) and Anne-Marie Roux-Colas (Saint Michel, Saint Jeanne d'Arc). A mosaic of the Mauméjean brothers, The Return of Egypt of the Holy Family, adorns the choir. The burial of Abbé Surce, founder of the church, is near the bedside. The church, dedicated to Saint Joseph, belongs to the diocese of Bayonne and was inaugurated on October 27, 1935 by Bishop Houbaut.

Classified in the inventory of historical monuments since December 14, 2000, it remains an active place of worship, with Sunday Masses at 11 o'clock and an early Mass on Saturday at 6.30 p.m. Its architectural style and history make it an emblematic heritage of Pau, reflecting the urban and religious evolution of the city in the 20th century.

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