Église Saint-Joseph-Ouvrier d'Aurillac, Catholic church in southern Aurillac, France
The église Saint-Joseph-Ouvrier d'Aurillac is a Catholic church in the southern part of Aurillac, in the Cantal department of France. It has a bell tower and a small open area in front of the main facade.
After the Second World War, Aurillac expanded southward, and the community of the new Maison Neuve neighborhood wanted to thank the Virgin Mary for sparing the city from wartime damage. The first stone was laid in 1958, and the church was officially blessed in June 1961.
The parish of Saint-Joseph-Ouvrier was created to serve a growing neighborhood in southern Aurillac that was still considered rural in the 1950s. Visitors today find a plain interior used for Sunday services, weddings, and baptisms.
The church is in the southern part of Aurillac and can be reached on foot from the city center. Visiting outside of service times gives you more space to look around at your own pace.
Before the church was built, the community gathered in a temporary wooden chapel in a field, known as the baraque chapelle. That small structure had a tiny tower with a bell named Joséphine, whose name was later given to the largest of the two bells installed in the permanent church tower.
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