Église du Sacré-Cœur de Reims, Catholic church in Clairmarais district, Reims, France
The Église du Sacré-Cœur de Reims is a reinforced concrete church in the Clairmarais district built between 1956 and 1959. The building features a 32-meter bell tower offset from the rectangular nave, which seats about 900 people, and a lower level that houses the Simon-Marq stained glass workshop.
Cardinal Luçon established the parish in 1908 in an industrial area where several small chapels had previously served the community. The current church building replaced these earlier structures and has shaped the religious life of the district since then.
The building is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, and inside you can see two stained glass windows by Charles Marq showing Christ's five wounds. These windows connect directly to the Sacred Heart theme and shape how the prayer space looks and feels.
The entrance is easy to spot from outside thanks to the colorful mural by Hubert de Sainte Marie painted on the facade in 1961. Visitors should know that the lower level with the stained glass workshop functions as a separate space and may not always be open for visits.
The church received a polychrome mural painted by artist Hubert de Sainte Marie in 1961 that turns the plain concrete facade into a colorful focal point. This artwork makes the building stand out visually in the industrial neighborhood despite its modern materials.
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