Etretat Monument and Church

by Norma Brandsberg

Title

Etretat Monument and Church

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

There are three noteworthy images found in this photograph.

The first is the monument at the front. On May 8, 1927, two brave aviators who tried to cross the North Atlantic non-stop in their biplane called "L'Oiseau blanc" (white bird) flew over the cliffs of Etretat. This is the last time the pilots Charles Nungesser and François Coli were seen. A few weeks after the attempt it was finally the American Charles Lindbergh who crossed the Atlantic, from New York to Le Bourget aerodrome at the controls of the "Spirit of Saint-Louis". Recent research by Bernard Décré suggests that Nungesser and Coli were stranded at sea not far from the American coast. In 1928, a monument was erected on the cliff of Amont in their memory. Destroyed in 1944, it was replaced in 1962 by a 24-metre high concrete spire, inclined at 60° and pointed towards the sky.

The second image is the church, Chapelle Notre Dame de la Garde between the arms of the monument. The neo-Gothic chapel and its hull-shaped nave refers to the vocation of a place of worship for the sailors of the place.

Silhouette of stone, topped with a roof with two slopes, covered with slate, and facades in freestone, adorned with gargoyles with fish heads.

It was built following a mission preached by Reverend Father Michel in 1854, the inhabitants decided to build a chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.

The sailors carried the materials for the building on their backs and arms.
On August 6, 1856, it was blessed as a chapel for fishermen and sailors.

The German occupier decided to destroy it in 1942.

It is only after its reconstruction in 1950, that it will be renamed under its current name of “Notre Dame de la Garde” during a blessing made by Monsignor Martin, then Archbishop of Rouen and under the aegis of René Coty, Vice President of the Council of the Republic.

The third image is the arch found below in the village of Etretat along the Normandy coast. It is one of three arches found along this stretch of coastline that look like elephant heads. The rock formations are carved out of its white chalk, including the Porte d'Aval arch, L'Aiguille (the Needle), a pillar rising up from the sea and Porte d'Amont.

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July 24th, 2022

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