Lyon. The Stations of the Cross of Saint Bernard, the church that never had a bell tower

The future of the Canuts Church has always been uncertain. From its construction project in 1852 to the present day. After the Croix-Rousse hill was annexed to the city of Lyon in 1852, many Canuts demanded a new church on the slopes, closer to their homes.

Eager to calm things down in the aftermath of the bloody working-class revolts, the Church and the municipality did not reject the idea. But the parishioners were very poor and could not finance the construction. A prominent family, the Willermoz, then offered part of their enclosure for the construction of a temporary chapel. The land is...

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