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Saint-Sylvain Church

Laverdines

Saint-Sylvain Church

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Saint-Sylvain Church

Name: Saint-Sylvain Church
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Location: Laverdines, Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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1. From Champagne Berrichonne to Val de Loire — Loop from Marseilles-lès-Aubigny

79.7km

03:16

320m

310m

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2. Saint Andrew's Church – Saint Loup Church loop from Nérondes

66.1km

02:37

280m

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3. Saint-Sylvain Church loop from Avord

47.2km

02:02

260m

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Camille Serré

January 17, 2024

Impossible to miss this beautiful church all alone at the end of this grassy path.
Its history echoes the construction of the Notre-Dame de Fourvières basilica in 1870 following the wish of the Lyonnais to build it if the Prussians do not cross the Saône.
Indeed, Claude Gindre, the owner of the Château de Laverdines since 1860, is a silk worker from Lyon and makes a similar wish concerning the Vauvise valley. He kept his promise in 1873 by having this chapel dedicated to the Virgin built, but outside the castle grounds so that all the villagers could have access to it.
A replica of the Virgin Mary which crowns the Lyon basilica was initially on its roof and is today preserved on the ground, next to the church.
It was bought by the municipality in 1893 for a symbolic franc and then work was undertaken with the help of the heritage foundation between 2016 and 2019 in order to repair significant external damage.

Behind the gate on the other side of the road, you can see Laverdines Castle in the distance.

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Location: Laverdines, Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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Saint-Sylvain Church

1. From Champagne Berrichonne to Val de Loire — Loop from Marseilles-lès-Aubigny

2. Saint Andrew's Church – Saint Loup Church loop from Nérondes

3. Saint-Sylvain Church loop from Avord

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