Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Catholic church that was built around 1850, located on the island of Saint-Barthélemy, in the district of Lorient.Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church located in Saint-Barthélemy, in France
- Also known as: “Église de Lorient” and “Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Lorient”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery of Saint-Barthélémy and Morne de Vitet.
Morne de Vitet
Peak
Photo: Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morne de Vitet is the highest point of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France located in the Caribbean, with an elevation of 286 metres. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the island.
Stade de Saint-Jean
Stadium
Photo: davidstanleytravel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stade de Saint-Jean is a multi-purpose stadium in the Saint-Jean quarter of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is the only stadium on the island and currently hosts matches of local rugby teams and the Saint Barthélemy national football team. Stade de Saint-Jean is situated 2 km west of Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorient and Petite Saline.
Lorient
Neighborhood
Lorient is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the northern part of the island. Its parish church, the Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Lorient, is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption; its parish cemetery contains the grave of Johnny Hallyday.
Petite Saline
Neighborhood
Petite Saline is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the central part of the island.
Barrière des Quatre Vents
Neighborhood
Barrière des Quatre Vents is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the northeastern part of the island.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.9054° or 17° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-62.82373° or 62° 49′ 25″ westInception
1850Open location code
779VW54G+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 496898761OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3585551
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيده العذراء”
- French: “Église de Lorient de Saint-Barthélemy”
- French: “église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Lorient”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Maria Diangkat ke Surga, Lorient”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Lorient”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”
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Highlights include École St-Joseph and Biblithèque de Lorient.
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