French origin, modest inside, colorful stainglass windows
Our Lady Of La Salette Cathedral的点评
点评:Another expression of Catholicism in Madagascar. This cathedral was consecrated in 1931. The style is European and inspired by a French church in Rives dans l'Isère, where the missionaries who settled in Antsirabe were originally from.
The belltower is 45 m tall and below are two rosettes and the smaller, upper, one has a clock in the middle. Three doors with gothic arches welcome you.
La Salette is less known than Fatima or Lourdes but is recognized within the Catholic Church. Her apparition to two shepherd children in France in 1846 carried a message of prayer, penance, and reconciliation.
The church follows a Latin cross plan, featuring a long, eight-bay nave flanked by side aisles with beautiful stain-glass windows; the structure measures 60 meters in length and 15 meters in height.
The cathedral’s colonial style is well preserved. Its interior is very modest with blue ceilings and mostly white walls. Near the entrance hung three long ribbons on each side of the center aisle, in green, red, and white, the colors of Madagascar. Not sure if this was due to some special occasion or if they’re always there. It added a certain whimsy to the place. Beautiful stain-glass works of art surround the otherwise plain and sober, interior.
This cathedral is represented on a 1994 Malagasy 24 ariary postage stamp.
Considering how poor the country of Madagascar is, I feel like it’s appropriate for them to have a simple yet classy cathedral like this one.
The cathedral is not that far from the Grande Avenue so if you happen to be in Antsirabe, it’s worth a look and a thought.
翻译:马达加斯加天主教的另一种体现。这座大教堂建于1931年。其建筑风格为欧洲式,灵感源自法国伊泽尔河畔里夫斯的一座教堂,而最初定居在安齐拉贝的传教士们便来自那里。
钟楼高45米,下方有两个玫瑰窗,上方较小的那个中央还设有时钟。三扇带哥特式拱门的入口迎接着来往的宾客。
拉萨莱特虽不如法蒂玛或卢尔德那样闻名,但在天主教会中仍享有一定知名度。1846年,她在法国向两名牧童显现,传达了关于祈祷、忏悔与和解的信息。
这座教堂采用拉丁十字形平面布局,拥有一个长长的、由八个跨间构成的中殿,两侧为侧廊,上面装饰着精美的彩色玻璃窗;整个建筑长60米,高15米。
这座大教堂的殖民风格得以完好保留。其内部装饰十分简朴:天花板为蓝色,墙壁则大多是白色的。入口处,中央走道的两侧各挂着三条长丝带,颜色分别是绿色、红色和白色——这正是马达加斯加的国旗颜色。不知道这是为了庆祝某个特殊节日,还是一直都挂在那里。它们为整个场所增添了一丝奇趣气息。原本朴素而沉稳的室内环境,如今则被精美的彩色玻璃艺术品所点缀。
这座大教堂还出现在1994年发行的马达加斯加24阿里亚里面值的邮票上。
考虑到马达加斯加这个国家如此贫穷……我觉得他们拥有这样一座简约却又典雅的大教堂再合适不过了。
这座大教堂离格兰德大道并不远,所以如果你恰好来到安齐拉贝,值得去看看,也值得细细品味一番。