Church of St. Teresa of Avila of Niderhoff en Moselle

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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Thérèse-d'Avila de Niderhoff was built between 1840 and 1845 to replace a building that had become too small. By 1840 the population of Niderhoff had 683 inhabitants, but the old church, 19.22 metres long and 6.64 metres wide, could only accommodate 160 faithful. This imbalance led to the construction of a new building, financed by local subscriptions, donations from individuals (such as Messrs Schevendier and Naville), as well as contributions from the Bishop's office and the government.

Abbé Figre, parish priest, and the mayor of Niderhoff played a key role in mobilizing funds. When Abbé Figre died in February 1841, the walls, the cover and the bays of the nave were already completed. Work resumed in 1844 after a new subscription, and the church was completed in 1845. The bells, ordered in 1846 by the founder Baraban de Nancy for 2,888 francs, were delivered on 24 August of the same year. They were requisitioned by the German authorities in 1917.

The architectural project was entrusted to the architects Jeune et Marchal de Lorquin. The old bell of 1836 served as a down payment for the payment of the news. The church thus embodies a period of demographic and religious development in Lorraine, marked by collective efforts to modernize cultural infrastructure.

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