Nevers : stands de présentation – Presentation stands

Aux associations participant à l’AG à Nevers

Nous vous rappelons que vous aurez la possibilité de disposer des documents, photos et autre matériel présentant votre association sur une table que Regards de la Cathédrale, l’association qui nous accueille, mettra à votre disposition. Etant donné que l’espace « stands » sera accessible durant les deux jours, vous aurez ainsi un véritable lieu d’exposition !

Nous vous invitons donc chaleureusement à emporter avec vous du matériel à montrer et distribuer.

Voudriez-vous indiquer à Jean-Michel, avant le 22 avril (merci !) si vous souhaitez disposer d’une table ?

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To our members participating to the GA in Nevers

We remind you that you have the possibility to display the material presenting your association: pictures, documents, etc. on a table that Regards sur la Cathédrale, the welcoming association, will foresee for those you intend to do. The “stands” space will be accessible during both days and may be a real interesting point to meet other members!

We therefore strongly suggest that you bring material with you!

Would you be so kind to inform Jean-Michel (prior to April 22nd, thanks!) of your intention of using this facility?

Welcome for the GA in Nevers… by our (double) President!

As an aperitif…

Previously the capital of the Nivernais province, Nevers today is a city with a population of thirty thousand and a rich architectural heritage.

The most symbolic of its monuments is the Cathedral of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte, a stunning building with two opposing choirs that displays many different styles from around year 1000 to the start of the Renaissance. Underground, excavations also reveal remains of a 6^th century baptistery. A recent program of stained glass (1977-2009) is visible on more than 1000 square meters of windows.

It was at the service of this endearing building that in 1985, Regards sur la cathédrale de Nevers was born. For over thirty years, with the full support of the clergy, a small team of volunteers has ensured a welcoming presence for visitor, tourists and pilgrims so that they may discover the countless riches of such a building.

Begun in 1068 and finished in 1099, the church of Saint-Etienne is considered as a prime example of Romanesque art, with Viollet-le-Duc describing it in his monumental Dictionnaire raisonné de l’Architecture as the most perfect example of 11^th century architecture. Nevers also boasts two stunning 17^th century churches: the chapel Sainte-Marie with its baroque facade and the church of Saint-Pierre, painted in trompe l’œil style.

For contemporary art, it is worth mentioning the church of Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay. Constructed in exposed concrete and consecrated in 1966, it was one of the first buildings to be born out of the renewed liturgical spirit of the second Vatican Council. Also of note is the modest chapelle de la Visitation, created in 1993 for a cloistered monastic community.

In addition, the city retains a number of civic buildings. The Palais Ducal recalls of the magnificence of the princes of Gonzague, the dukes of Nevers to whom we owe France’s first faïence au grand feu (earthenware) workshops, installed in the city in 1580.

Nevers is also a place of pilgrimage. Several years after the Apparitions at Lourdes in 1858, Bernadette Soubirous chose to join the Congrégation des Sœurs de Nevers (Congregation of Sisters of Charity of Nevers). She remained there until her death in 1858, and her preserved body can still be seen in a bronze and glass shrine in the convent chapel.

A place of silence at the heart of the city, situated several minutes from the main sites, the Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers is large enough to be both a sanctuary for pilgrims and a meeting space perfectly equipped for welcoming groups.

Jean-Michel Drugeon
Regards sur la Cathédrale
Ars et Fides

Have a look on the provisional programme (in French): Nevers 2017 – programme-visites

A few pictures of Nevers!

Eglise Saint-Pierre – Nevers

Chapelle de la Visitation – Nevers

Eglise Saint-Etienne – Nevers

Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte – Nevers

Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte – Nevers

Musée de la faïence et des Beaux-Arts – Nevers

Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte – Nevers – Baptistère mérovingien

Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay – Nevers

Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte – Nevers

Chapelle Sainte-Marie – Nevers