ÉGLISE SAINT LÉOPOLD

The current Saint-Léopold church was built between 1953 and 1954 under the responsibility of Father Aubry, a great lover of contemporary art. Its audacious architecture is characterized by its huge self-supporting concrete vault. This avant-garde construction technique was developed for the hangars of Orly airport and used for the church of Pampulla in Brazil. The main stained glass window, created by Jean Barillet after a sketch by Father Aubry, is no less remarkable for its size and originality. The inextricable jumble of lines, which evokes the complexity of the world, reveals the head, hands and feet of a risen Christ.