[Leica] [ Leica] IMG: Basilique Sainte-Clotilde

[leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)]

Thank you for looking and the history lesson, Stan.

Jay

On 5/25/2015 7:06 AM, Stan Yoder wrote:
> 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