Eglise Saint-Pierre
Small rural heritage
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Church
in Dumes
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It was built in 1889, probably at the instigation of Father Adolphe Ponse, an archaeology enthusiast. The church is entirely furnished by the Lacouture d'Aubaignan family from the estate of Pédarzacq who offer the 3 altars of the sculptor Eloi Ducom and Blanche de Navailles-Banos, nun of the Sacred Heart, who gives the stained glass of the choir of Gustave-Pierre Dagrand
The glass roof of the Saint-Joseph chapel is the remarkable work of Emile Hirsch: "Harmony of the composition, fullness...It was built in 1889, probably at the instigation of Father Adolphe Ponse, an archaeology enthusiast. The church is entirely furnished by the Lacouture d'Aubaignan family from the estate of Pédarzacq who offer the 3 altars of the sculptor Eloi Ducom and Blanche de Navailles-Banos, nun of the Sacred Heart, who gives the stained glass of the choir of Gustave-Pierre Dagrand
The glass roof of the Saint-Joseph chapel is the remarkable work of Emile Hirsch: "Harmony of the composition, fullness and elegance of the figures, liveliness of the colours, technical perfection of the enamels and of the greyness enhanced with silver yellow..." With Saint Joseph, figure of Saint Louis, patron saint of the donor Louis de Fourcaud, from an old family of the Gers. He offered this stained glass window on the occasion of his marriage to Marie-Thérèse de Navailles-Banos on 11 March 1889. The coats of arms o
