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SAINT PIAT COLLEGIATE CHURCH

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Place du Général de Gaulle, 59113Seclin, France
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2024
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The oldest church in the Lille metropolitan area, a symbol of resilience and Christian fervor.

The Saint-Piat collegiate church is the oldest religious building in the Lille metropolitan area: indeed, its construction dates back to the 7th century, when a church was built on the tomb of Saint Piat, a Christian martyr of the 3rd century. The relics of Saint Piat are in the crypt. The building as it can be admired today is the result of several reconstructions following damage during the two world wars: the carillon, inaugurated in 1933, today gives rhythm to the life of the people of Secline with its 42 bells.

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Vestige d'une collégiale dont les origines remontent au VIIème siècle, c'est le plus ancien édifice religieux de la Métropole lilloise. Les origines de la Collégiale Saint-Piat remontent au VIIème siècle, lorsque Saint Éloi, évêque de Noyon et de Tournai, fait élever une première église sur la tombe de Saint Piat, décapité en 287 à Seclin. Selon la légende, il aurait été martyrisé à Tournai et aurait porté le haut de son crâne tranché jusqu'à Seclin pour y mourir. La découverte vers 650 par Saint Eloi du corps de Piat donna a Seclin un rôle prépondérant au sud de Lille. La crypte habrite aujourd'hui les reliques de Saint Piat. L'intérieur se partage entre une nef avec ses colonnes à chapiteaux à double crochets et un Choeur réaménagé au début du XVIIIème où le stuc et la décoration intègrent la baroque alors en vogue. La facade et le clocher furent reconstruits après les dommages de 1918.
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