If you go: visiting St. Eulalie's Church in Bordeaux, where St. Louis Martin was baptized
facade of st. eulalie's church, bordeaux
WHAT TO SEE
If you visit St. Eulalie's Church in Bordeaux, where St. Louis Martin was baptized in 1823, you can:
Pass through the same door his mother and family entered when they presented him for baptism
See the stained-glass window representing St. Louis and St. Therese being received by the Pope which was installed in the baptistry after St. Therese was canonized in 1925
stained-glass window depicting st. louis martin and st. therese at their audience with pope leo xiii, november 20, 1887. installed about 1925 in the baptistry of st. eulalie's church, bordreaux, where louis was baptized.
Renew the vows of your own baptism near the baptismal font of St. Louis's time
Pray before the statue of St. Therese and the reliquary given by her sisters in 1935
STATUE OF ST. THERESE IN ST. EULALIE'S CHURCH, BORDEAUX, WHERE HER FATHER, ST. LOUIS MARTIN, WAS BAPTIZED.
Pray before the reliquary of Sts. Louis and Zelie given to the church in 2015
Pray for the intercession of Sts. Louis and Zelie and St. Therese and in thanksgiving
Participate in the Mass
THE HISTORY OF ST. EULALIE'S CHURCH
St. Eulalie's Church is one of the oldest religious buildings in Bordeaux. Its rich history, which stretches back centuries before the baptism of St. Louis Martin, is beyond the scope of this article, but you can find some of it on the Internet in French. See also sketches of the church at various times, and scroll down to page four for a short history of the church in English.
IF YOU GO
How to find the church:
The address is:
13 Place Sainte-Eulalie
33000 Bordeaux
France
If you must seek directions, the church is across from St. Andre's Hospital, which is very well known in Bordeaux.
Please see the Google map below for the church below. Click for a closer view.
Note well: The Church of Saint Eulalie is located in the city of Bordeaux. Please do not confuse it with the commune of Sainte Eulalie, which is about twenty kilometers away. Many people have made this mistake. Avoid it!
MASS TIMES
Please confirm them at the Web site of St. Eulalie's Church. Of course, the Web site is in French. As of August 22, 2022, it offers a calendar with the Mass times, and the names of the priests with the address and telephone number of the rectory.
If you are planning a visit, please get in touch with the church first so that you will not be disappointed by finding it closed. In particular, if you are coming from any distance, or if you would like to bring a group, I suggest that you let the parish know first.
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ST. EULALIE'S CHURCH
father didier monget, the pastor of st. eulalie's church in bordeaux
Father Monget was in charge of a "sector" of the diocese of Bordeaux that includes three churches: St. Genevieve, St. Nicholas, and St. Eulalie. He was most kind in answering my many questions for this article and in receiving Yves and Lai Ping Cogoluegnes Kong, who did the on-site research, and permitting them to photograph the church in detail. He has since been assigned to new responsibilities in the diocese of Bordeaux, and I would like to thank him for making it possible for this digital record of the church where St. Louis Martin was baptized to appear online for the first time.
In September 2021, Father Gérard Faure was placed in charge of the pastoral sector of the diocese to which St. Eulalie’s Church belongs and named pastor of St. Eulalie’s Church.
The rectory appears below.
the presbytery of st. eulalie's church, bordeaux
Click here for suggested public transportation and a phone and fax number for St. Eulalie's Church.
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Note: this is the seventh and final part of a series about the birth and baptism of St. Louis Martin in Bordeaux. To read the series, starting with part one, click the button below: