Saint Saviour Church of La Rochelle

The fourth in this place.The predecessors were destroyed by fires and dismantled into bastions.

The Church of the Holy Saviour, which we see in front of us, is already the 4th in this place. The first church, named after St. Magdalene, was built in 1152 by the monks of the island of Aix. Given t...

A true Phoenix, rising from the ashes (again and again)

That anything remains today is a wonder in itself. There is so much history, like water under the bridge, that has passed and did not leave the church unscathed. To appreciate the church is to know ...

Vivaldi at Saint-Sauveur

Interesting church of the sailors near the harbour - as at the cathedral Saint Louis, a massive, plain interior. Model ships decorate the columns. A baroque music concert in the evening - an organ pie...

OK, but nothing special

I had hoped for an amazing interior on this church, since it was the sailors church; but it was a bit plain. There were some lovely chapels in it and of course, a sailing ship for the sailors who att...

Original Church

Original Text

The church was burned in its history and the current date of the 18th century and the high clock of the 15th century of more d...