Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Assumption, Neuchâtel
The building is constructed of artificial stone, made on site and tinted to obtain the reddish appearance of Alsace sandstone. The interior has three aisles and a transept. In addition to 14 large paintings representing the Stations of the Cross, five choir windows and a large rosette, the vaulted roof is designed to represent the night sky with almost 10,000 stars. In 1937 a new high altar by the architect Fernand Dumas de Romont was created, whose centrepiece is a calvary by Marcel Feuillat. In 1933, three large bells, named Maria-Josepha, Faith and Charity, replaced the three smaller ones dating from 1912.
Apart from serving the spiritual needs of 62,000 Neuchâtel Catholics, the basilica is also the most important pilgrimage church in the canton.
The Swiss theologian and mystic Maurice Zundel is buried in the church.
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References
- ^ "Basilicas Switzerland (12)". Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- Claire Piguet, Gilles Barbey: Inventar der neueren Schweizer Architektur – 1850–1920. Neuenburg. Kapitel aus Band 7 der Gesamtreihe. Bern: Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte 2000. S. 194 f., S. 225. doi:10.5169/seals-8385.
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