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The Basilica Cathedral Notre Dame de la Treille from Lille Majestically and proudly anchored in the heart of the Old Town of Lille, the building owes its origin to Mgr Régnier, the then-archbishop of Cambrai, in order to shelter the statue of the Virgin (the only vestige from the old Saint Pierre's Collegial which was wilfully destroyed in 1304 by Philippe le Bel upon the escalade of the City). The monument of neo-gothic style was finished in 1874, and in 1913 the Vatican created the diocese of Lille. The Pope Pius X proclaimed the basilica as a Cathedral in 1914. Recently finished and equipped with its new porch, the Cathedral is getting a real renewal of enthusiasm and frequentation.

. Celebrations and Sunday masses bring together large assemblies (2000 people at great ceremonies) . more and more visitors of all horizons and all nationalities are coming daily in order to admire the interior beauty  made from a warm and luminous simplicity . the basilica cathedral profits from a superb development of its architectural treasures (Chapel of Notre Dame de la Treille, mosaics, stained-glass image, museum of contemporary sacred art....) . a living spirit attracting as well the cultic and the cultural level. . Since 1869, a warm and noble voice is participating in all events, The voice of the organ Cavaillé-Coll which became, in the memories, the sound of the Cathedral.

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