Église Saint-Maurice-des-Champs de Lille, Neo-Gothic church in Saint-Maurice Pellevoisin, Lille, France.
Église Saint-Maurice-des-Champs de Lille is a Neo-Gothic church on rue du Faubourg-de-Roubaix in the Saint-Maurice Pellevoisin district, built from 1853 to 1860 to plans by Lille architect Charles Leroy. Its light grey stone facade centres on a tall tower with a clock face, louvered belfry openings and a statue in a niche; below are a large pointed-arch window with a rose element and a pointed-arch portal. The number 1888 is inscribed above the door.
Charles Leroy, architect of Lille's Notre-Dame de la Treille, drew the plans; the first stone was laid on 13 June 1853 and the church opened for worship on 21 February 1860, still without a bell tower. Between 1877 and 1879 Carlos Batteur added a larger eastern transept, a new sacristy and a deeper choir. The bell tower under construction collapsed in the hurricane of 30 October 1887 and was rebuilt under Henri Boudin, finished two years later; the church was consecrated on 8 October 1900.
The church holds neo-Gothic furnishings created between 1860 and 1881, including a notable 17th-century crucifix known as Dieu de Marcq that reflects the community's artistic aspirations. These pieces reveal the tastes and values of worshippers who shaped the space during its early decades.
The church is generally closed on weekdays but opens on Wednesday and Friday afternoons for prayer, supervised by lay volunteers. Sunday Mass is held at 11:00. It stands on rue du Faubourg-de-Roubaix in the Saint-Maurice Pellevoisin district, served by the metro station of the same name.
The bell tower now standing was begun twice: the structure under construction collapsed in the hurricane of 30 October 1887 and had to be rebuilt under architect Henri Boudin, who saw it finished two years later. The church itself had opened for worship in 1860 without any bell tower at all.
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