Saint Maurice Catholic Church, Lille

The church of Saint-Maurice, located a stone's throw from the Lille Flandres railway station, was erected from the end of the 14th century to the end of the 19th century as a hall church with vessels of the same height and width. It is Philippe Canissié, architect of the town, who directed the overall restoration of the church between 1859 and 1875.

The present church is built on the site of the first Jesuit chapel built in 1610 and destroyed in 1740 in a fire. In 1743, the architect Dominique Delesalle drew up the plans for the new church and the foundation stone was laid under the direction of the architect François Joseph Gombert, who had already worked on the church of the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Lille.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille Cathedral's first stone was laid on July 1st, 1854. The last was sealed in December 1999. It was Saint Pius Lille in 1913, with the basilica as its cathedral.