Saint-Josse

Saint-Josse

French commune
name= Saint-Josse
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Montreuil
insee=62752
cp=62170
maire=Juliette Flament
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes Mer et Terres d'Opale
longitude=1.66555555556
latitude=50.4686111111
alt moy=8 m
alt mini=2 m
alt maxi=64 m
hectares=2110
km²=21,1
sans=1052
date-sans=1999
dens=49|

Saint-Josse, or Saint-Josse-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large village located 4 miles (6km) west of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D144 road. Before the 8th century, the sea came right up to the village, but it is nowadays 4 miles (6km) to the west.

Population

History

In a place called Sidraga or Schaderias, Josse, a 7th century Breton prince, the son of King Juthaêl, arrived in northern France and sought the protection of Haymon, Count of Ponthieu, to live as a hermit and renounce the crown of Brittany. A small monastery was built in the 8th century at the place where Josse died. In 903, some monks, fleeing the Norman invasion took refuge in England. On their return, the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage, especially popular with the Germans in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The abbey was closed in 1772, sold and then destroyed in 1789, leaving no traces of the monumental building.

In the village church is the shrine of Saint Josse, containing relics. In this shrine, opened in 1922, was a piece of 10th century Oriental fabric, which was sent to the Louvre museum, referenced under ‘the shroud of Saint Josse’.

Saint-Josse-on-Sea is still a famous place of pilgrimage. A procession takes place on the Tuesday following Whitsun. The reliquary containing the relics of the saint is carried to the calvary at the top of Bavémont hill at Airon-Saint-Vaast.

Places of interest

* The church of St. Peter, dating from the 16th century
* Two chateaux

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62752&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Saint-Josse on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27235&req=Saint-Josse Saint-Josse on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008."


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