Église Saint-André, Neo-Romanesque church in Reims, France.
Église Saint-André is a Neo-Romanesque parish church on Avenue Jean-Jaurès in Reims, built from 1859 to 1865 by architect Narcisse Brunette. It measures 75 metres long and 36 metres wide, with vaults rising to 22 metres. The interior has a tall nave with pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, compound piers, and a rounded apse with a large arched window. The exterior has a central tower with a slate spire, a rose window, and a red portal door.
A 13th-century church previously occupied this site before the current building was constructed starting in 1859. Architect Narcisse Brunette designed the replacement structure in the Neo-Romanesque style.
Since 2006 the parish has been entrusted to the Chemin Neuf Community, a charismatic community founded in 1973. The church keeps a Merklin-Schütze organ installed in 1867, restored in 1929 by Philippe Fortin and Laplanche, with twenty stops. The building was consecrated on 5 June 1865, and the square in front took the name Saint-André in 1929.
The church stands at Parvis chanoine Warnier, between rue Raymond-Guyot and rue cardinal Gousset, on Avenue Jean-Jaurès in eastern Reims. The nave is 75 m long and 36 m wide, with vaults at 22 m. The parish has been run by the Chemin Neuf community since 2006, so check Mass times at the entrance before planning a visit.
Its bell tower reaches 88 metres, exceeding the 82.5 metres of Reims Cathedral's towers. Rebuilt after the 1914 bombardments and the 1917 fire, it became the tallest building in the city.
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