track 4 santiago A4.2 Walking: Le Chemin Estelle Saint Quentin-Paris
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 100.64 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,503 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,710 ft
- Max elevation
- 576 ft
- TrailRank
- 9
- Min elevation
- 97 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 2093
- Uploaded
- July 7, 2019
- Recorded
- July 2019
near Saint-Quentin, Hauts-de-France (France)
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Itinerary description
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Waypoint
358 ft
Basilica of Saint-Quentin
The Basilica of Saint-Quentin (French: Basilique Saint-Quentin), formerly the Collegiate Church of Saint-Quentin (French: Collégiale Saint-Quentin) is a Catholic church in the town of Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France. There have been religious buildings on the site since the 4th century AD, which were repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt during the Early Middle Ages. The present basilica was constructed in stages between the 12th and 15th centuries. Some sources say the town became the seat of a bishopric around 365, but after barbarians destroyed it in 531 the bishop moved to Noyon. The chapel is listed as a pilgrimage destination by Gregory of Tours (c. 538–594). Saint Eligius (c. 588–660), Bishop of Noyon and counselor to Dagobert I, Merovingian king of France, rediscovered the tomb in the 7th century "under the pavement of the basilica".ome sources say the town became the seat of a bishopric around 365, but after barbarians destroyed it in 531 the bishop moved to Noyon. The chapel is listed as a pilgrimage destination by Gregory of Tours (c. 538–594). Saint Eligius (c. 588–660), Bishop of Noyon and counselor to Dagobert I, Merovingian king of France, rediscovered the tomb in the 7th century "under the pavement of the basilica". There may have been two churches in the early Middle Ages, one dedicated to Saint Quentin and the other to the Virgin Mary. Archaeologists have found the remains of walls from the Carolingian period, when the location was a flourishing monastery and pilgrimage site. Construction of a tower, now the bell tower, was started around 1170 and was completed between 1195 and 1200. Around 1190 the canons decided to build a more imposing church to welcome the growing numbers of pilgrims. The apse was completed in 1205. The apse was some distance to the east of the tower. Construction then continued westward from the apse towards the 12th-century tower, which eventually became the entrance to the collegiate church.
Waypoint
154 ft
Saint-James Church Compiègne
Saint-James Church (FR: Église St.-Jacques), located 100 meters to the right of the town hall, is traditionally a stop on the pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela. The choir from the 13th century is the most impressive part of this church. The building of the church started with the construction of the choir and the transept in the usual Gothic style of Île-de-France (such as the St.-Yved of Braine, St.-Léger of Soissons and the Notre-Dame of Paris ). In 1198, the Bishop of Soissons, Nivelon de Chérisy, asked Pope Innocentius III to set up the parish Saint-Jacques. The Pope gave permission in 1207, after which in 1235 the construction of the church began. Because of its location on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, Blanche de Castille named the church "Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur". In the fourteenth century the construction stagnated by the Hundred Years War. On May 23, 1430, Jeanne d'Arc entered through a small door to pray; this was the day before her arrest in Compiègne. Today this door has been bricked up. Since Charles V the church has been a royal parish. Louis XV rebuilt the castle of Compiègne and also decorated the church. In 1881 by a privilege of Pope Leo XIII, Saint Louis (ie Louis IX) became pattern of the church alongside Jacques-le-Majeur. Louis XIII gave crown candlesticks and wall lights on loan, which were later donated by Napoleon III. The church windows come from the nineteenth century and represent the main events of the city. The organ from the eighteenth century is 2000 pipes large.
Waypoint
130 ft
Tour Saint-Jacques
The Tour Saint-Jacques is the starting point for the chemin de Compostelle. From here, the road lead to Tours.
The Tour Saint-Jacques, a Gothic tower, is all that remains of the former church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie.
A statue of Blaise Pascal is located at the base of the tower, commemorating the experiments on atmospheric pressure, though it is debated whether they were performed here or at the church of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas.
The tower inspired Alexandre Dumas to write the play La tour Saint-Jacques-la-boucherie in 1856.
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