Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris

Unfortunately, this is not a place I have visited... yet.  Maybe I will get the chance when my son is in France for his senior year in college.  This suggestion came from my brother Jeff who has been here.  He has travelled outside of the country more than I and was nice enough to make some suggestions we might want to include.    I have included the link to the Wikipedia page that gives a lot of information about it.  The first paragraph from Wikipedia reads: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.  Way too much infomation for me to include here, so go to the link and check it out.  Feel free to add anything, send pictures you have taken etc.  I'd like to see more about it. 
The second link is one that goes to the website for this Basilica.  You can chose to read it in English or in French.


Pat Deere

LINKS:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Sacr%C3%A9-Coeur
 http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/