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Origin and history

The church of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Grenay, located in the Pas-de-Calais, came into being in the 13th century with a first construction in 1254. Reconstructed and enlarged in 1753-1755 under the name of Saint Maclou, it then depended on the parish of Bully. In 1781, the seigneur Guillaume du Saulchoy, bailli de Grenay, offered a bell to the building. In 1878, the church was placed under the current name of Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel, marking a change in his devotion.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Abbé Joseph Maës initiated the construction of a new neo-Roman-style church, destroyed during the First World War. Rebuilt in the 1920s by architect Maurice Duhem, it blends the interior neo-roman and neo-gothic styles. The church was dedicated in 1925, in the presence of Abbé Maës, and enriched in 1938 by a neo-Gothic chair by Camille Lenclos.

The stained glass windows, created by the Maison Champigneulle de Nancy, illustrate religious and historical scenes, such as the baptism of Clovis or the Sacre de Charlemagne. The organ, installed by Cavaillé-Coll in 1927 and restored in 2014, as well as the path of cross of Beau workshops, complete a remarkable artistic heritage. Every year, a procession for the Assumption starts from the cave of Notre-Dame de Lourdes, near the presbytery.

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