Notre Dame De L'Assomption, Les Saintes
Origin
The parish was dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption in honour of the French victory of 15 August 1666, against the English troops. Sir. du Lion established the cult and the feast day on the island in remembrance. Notre-Dame de l'Assomption became from then on the Patron saint of Terre-de-Haut.
Bell tower
Four bells compose the bell tower of the church: the first one is a bell dated since 10 April 1820 which results from foundries Villain, caster in le Havre. The second is a bell offered by M. Lasserre, commissioner of Marie Maria Victoria (a monastery), melted by Astier in Nantes in 1884. The third bell was melted for the parish under Charles FOY's mandature, Mayor of Terre-de-Haut and Abbé (Abbot) Ruffin, Priest of the parish. it was melted by Ferdinand Farnier, in Robecourt (Vosges) and baptized Maria Antonia. The fourth and last bell was installed on 23 April 2006 and baptized by Ernest Cabo, Bishop of Guadeloupe. It was offered by the municipality at the end of the rebuilding of the bell tower destroyed by the 2004 Les Saintes earthquake.
See also
References
- ^ Mérimée database 1993
- ^ PA00105873 & Mérimée database 1993
- ^ "Patrimoine". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.