Partly destroyed during the Wars of Religion, Raynaude's first church was called "Saint Lizier d'Estilled" or "Saint Alby".
In 1724, the bishop decided to build a larger church to accommodate the local Catholics. The new church was consecrated in 1777 but, neglected and in a state of disrepair, it was replaced in 1863 by another building dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, Saint Joseph and Saint Anne.
The work was carried out until 1895 by Abbé Rousse, who invested his own savings in the project and then, pursuing his architectural ambitions, built an orphanage, a school, a presbytery and a Way of
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Partly destroyed during the Wars of Religion, Raynaude's first church was called "Saint Lizier d'Estilled" or "Saint Alby".
In 1724, the bishop decided to build a larger church to accommodate the local Catholics. The new church was consecrated in 1777 but, neglected and in a state of disrepair, it was replaced in 1863 by another building dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, Saint Joseph and Saint Anne.
The work was carried out until 1895 by Abbé Rousse, who invested his own savings in the project and then, pursuing his architectural ambitions, built an orphanage, a school, a presbytery and a Way of the Cross (14 chapels). Although there is no written confirmation of this, it is said that the wealthy American industrialist Rockefeller financed the completion of the work.
In the 1950s, when the panels decorating the chapels had disappeared, the bishopric donated decorative metal motifs. The rendering, roofs and dry stone walls of the chapels were renovated during the winter of 2004-2005.