Once called Sainte-Catherine-des-Arts, Notre-Dame-de-la-Gloriette is located on Republic Square in the heart of the Norman town of Caen. Built in the late seventeenth century by a community of Jesuits, it is now the subject of a classification as historical building.
A fine example of the architecture of the Counter-Reformation, it was given in the middle of the eighteenth century at the University of Caen before being given back to the cult in 1802 and taking its current name. Basilica plan, it reveals a very sober façade is inspired by that of the Church of the Gesu in Rome.
Inside, religious art lovers can admire the most beautiful church furniture of the whole city, including a master altar surmounted by a canopy from the Abbaye aux Dames neighbor or paneling in all wood painted in the late seventeenth century in the choir.
Today, the place is often used for classical music concerts and also serves as a venue for the hearings of the Master of Caen.
