The most beautiful religious buildings Rhônes-Alpes

Of course, everyone knows Fourvière and visits the Lyon churches, but who will have the sane curiosity to visit the great mosque of Lyon, the sixth of France, inaugurated in 1994 after many adventures. A mosque far from some clichés and inspiring beautiful modernity of the Islam. Of course, you take off your shoes and you follow the guide who explains you the unknown rites of this religion. A Futé visit to know a religion better, but also a flourishing culture and arts.

In 1084, seven monks in search of a secluded place were led to a raised valley above the Guiers Mort, itself dominated by the Grand Som (2,026 m). The travellers settled in. One of the monks, Saint Bruno, created the Carthusian monastic order. The Grande Chartreuse Monastery was born and the isolated site became known as the "Chartreuse Desert". During the centuries that followed, many Carthusian monasteries were created throughout the world. The monastery cannot be visited.

The history of the abbey is closely linked to the relics of Saint Antoine the Egyptian, with miraculous virtues, reported in Dauphiné circa 1070. Indeed, these relics would have the virtue of healing one of the scourges of the Middle Ages, the "evil of the Ardents" or "the Fire of Saint Anthony" which led to dementia. So it was around these relics that Benedictine monks built a church church from the th century. But these monks will soon be replaced by république, a hospital order of medical monks, while the abbey expands in a remarkable Gothic style. Knowing its fertile period during the th and th centuries, the abbey radiates through the Christian world, while important works make it one of the most flamboyant achievements, both by its architecture and its decoration. Impressive by its dimensions, 62 metres long, 32 metres wide and 22 metres high (larger than high, the abbey was first destined to receive many pilgrims), the whole lack neither grace nor elegance with its frescoes, statues and treasures. The abbatial buildings, attached to the Gothic church, allow to discover the République lifestyle and the power of order.

From Tarare, win Pontcharra-sur-Turdine, then take direction Saint-Loup. The chapel is on the left, before the line on the D 3. With its wall wall and its campanile, it evokes almost a southern chapel. With a galonnière, with the backdrop of the softness of the surrounding countryside, it radiates a serenity that invites to ask for a moment. Inside, a series of ex-voto shows the benefits of the place!

The church was built in the th and th centuries. The three crosses of warheads before the choir date back to the th century. In the th and th centuries, the church expanded by the construction of a span and chapels on the southern side of the apse. In 1827, the last two spans, the north side, the chapels of Canon Planchet street and the current bell were built. The portal is built in conchylien limestone, the shells embedded in the stone are very apparent, and many figures can be noticed. The magnificent stained glass windows of the choir and those of the chapels of the Virgin and Saint John Baptiste are A. Mauvernay, a master verrier in Saint-Galmier.

The church dedicated to Saint Peter was built in 1832. The arch, all of bricks is remarkable. By its dimensions, it is thought to be an abbey church. It houses the organs built in 1874 by the famous Facteur factor in Lyon.