Re-use of the de-christened Sainte-Catherine church

Re-use of the de-christened Sainte-Catherine church

- Why do we need to re-use Sainte-Catherine church? 

The earliest recorded mention of the Sainte-Catherine Chapel dates back to 1200. The chapel then backed onto the city's ramparts, a few scattered vestiges of which still survive in the city.

Building work on the actual church began in 1854, after which the Sainte-Catherine docks were filled in owing to their frequent tendency to flood the area.

The architecture of the church displays a determination to create an original style mixing Roman, Gothic and Renaissance styles.