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Heritage, visit, Religious heritage in Martinique

    Religious Heritage
    Abbeys in basilicas by way of chapels or cathedrals, a wide choice of visits and déouvertes offers itself to you. That you are an amateur of the sobriety of the Romanesque art or the magnificence of the Gothic art, you will be enchanted to visit the numerous present buildings on all the French territory.
39 in Martinique.

Religious heritage in Saint-Esprit

Eglise aux Sept Dons

Mairie du Saint-Esprit Bourg 97270 Saint-Esprit (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 56 68 80
The Church is the first monument in the city. It is listed in the inventory of historical monuments since the decree of March 16, 1995. In 1778 the first church was built on the site of the current ...

Religious heritage in Fort-de-France

Cathédrale Saint-Louis

Rue Victor Schœlcher 97200 Fort de France 97200 Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 73 59 78
Historical monument in 1990.
Designed by architect Henri Picq, the 19th century cathedral stands in a dense urban grid. Square Monseigneur Romero, who made him face offers the best prospect on its ...

Religious heritage in Basse-Pointe

Temple Hindous

Communauté hindoue Gradys et Moulin l'Etang 97218 Basse-Pointe (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 78 99 01
Basse-Pointe constitue le principal foyer de la migration d’hommes et de femmes venus de l’Inde. Ces indiens, appelés « coolie » ont conservé leurs croyances religieuses. Leurs rituels ...

Religious heritage in Le Prêcheur

Le Vieux Clocher

La Mairie Bourg 97250 Le Prêcheur (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 52 98 62
The oldest monument of French Martinique, the only remnant of the early church's preacher. Church which was officiated Reverend Father Du Tertre, historian and the Reverend Father Labat. Belltower ...

Religious heritage in Schoelcher

MONASTERE DES BENEDICTINS

Monastère des bénédictins Terreville 97233 Schoelcher (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 52 09 48

Religious heritage in Fort-de-France

Cimetière de la Levée (dit "Cimetière des Riches")

rue Xavier Orville 97200 Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 60 27 73
Built in the 17th s. is the oldest of the six cemeteries in the city. Notables, singular characters of political, religious and artistic, of Martinique life is based. Simple vaults or ornate tombs, ...

Religious heritage in Saint-Joseph

Eglise de Saint-Joseph

Presbytère Rue Eugène Maillard 97212 Saint-Joseph (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 57 60 25
The building of this church was a work in progress. In 1879, the governor thought it necessary to close the old church because of disrepair. Father Maillard, then parish priest, offered a lot on his ...

Religious heritage in Grand'Rivière

ORATOIRE NOTRE DAME DE LA MEDAILLE MIRACULEUSE DIT : VIERGE DES MARINS

COMMUNE DE GRAND'RIVIERE chemin rural de Malakoff 97218 Grand'Rivière (Martinique)
Phone : 05 96 55 70 19
Scellée en 1953 par des riverains, l'oratoire notre dame de la médaille miraculeuse dit vierge des marins, offre aux visiteurs une vue imprenable sur l'ensemble de la commune.