Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As an organist (as well as Leicanut), I can relate that Ste. Clotilde is a 'pilgrimage' site for organists, since the composer Cesar Franck was organist there in the late 19th century. Since then, that position has been held by notable organist-composers, including Charles Tournemire and Jean Langlais. There is a statue of Franck at the console in the park on which Ste. Clotilde fronts. The church is not ancient, being built in the 19th century. Clotilda (d.545) was the widow of the Frankish king Clovis. Stan Yoder