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The church was demolished in 1863, the spire-watch tower that was supposed to be integrated to the new church lasted only a couple of years and then was knocked down in 1867. The foundation stone was lain in May 1864. In 1865, Joseph
Trouillet received donations to finance the construction of this
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The competition for the creation of the basilica, opposed in 1862 Léopold Gigout, Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin and
Prosper Morey. Out of the nine projects presented, it is the sixth, by Gigout, that was awarded a gold medal and a prize of 2000 francs. However, the rules made it possible for the city
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council to appoint the architect of its choosing. It was then
Prosper Morey who was chosen by the mayor, Baron Buquet, who admired his work. The project was accepted on April 19, 1863, and Prosper Morey presented his architectural designs for the Saint-Epvre basilica, to the
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The construction of the new church in the second part of the 19th century, was based on a competition in 1862, arbitrated by a commission in Nancy then by the
Commission des Bâtiments Civils in Paris. This commission was composed of members such as
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settled the parish church in 1080. Between 1436 and 1451, the edifice is rebuilt in the flamboyant gothic style, and the church spire was also used as a watch tower, because it was the highest viewpoint in the medieval town.
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was not unanimous, and some critics were heard even before the architectural competition was launched. The opponents were against neo-gothic style, which was criticized in a polemical publication in 1859.
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and won over the old lorraine nobility’s … which awarded him with the nickname « king of the beggars and beggar of the kings ». The church was consecrated in 1871 by the bishop of Nancy,
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480:. Nancy: Imprimerie Louis Kreis. p. 523.
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