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|image coat of arms = Blason Liesse-Notre-Dame.svg
|arrondissement = Laon
|canton = GuignicourtVilleneuve-sur-Aisne
|INSEE = 02430
|postal code = 02350
|mayor = Philippe Calmus<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Lionel Messieux
|term = 20082020&ndash;20142026
|intercommunality = Champagne Picarde
|coordinates = {{coord|49.6103|3.805|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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''' Liesse-Notre-Dame''' ({{IPA|fr|ljɛs nɔtʁ dam}}, before 1988: ''Liesse'')<ref>[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000332507 Décret du 10 mars 1988 portant changement de nom de communes], ''[[Journal officiel de la République française]]'' n° 0065, 17 March 1988, p. 3550.</ref> is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Aisne]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Hauts-de-France]] in northern [[France]]. In the Middle Ages, the village near Laon developed around the cult of the Black Virgin, known as Notre-Dame de Liesse (Our Lady of Joy/or Jubilation). Pope [[Pius IX]] granted the Marian image a decree of [[canonical coronation]] on 18 August 1857.
 
==Basilica of Notre-Dame de Liesse==
The basilica was built during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries and probably replaced an earlier chapel. According to ancient documents, the first shrine of Liesse was built by the pious Bartholomew of Vir, with the stones left over from the construction of [[Laon Cathedral]]. The portal and façade were constructed in the fifteenth century by Bishop of Laon, Charles of Luxembourg (1473-1519), son of the Count of Saint Pol, Constable of France under [[Louis XI]]. Formerly one of the portal stones were engraved with the inscription: ▼
Ever since the twelfth century Liesse Notre Dame (Our Lady of Joy) has been a center of Marian pilgrimage.<ref>[http://www.evasion-aisne.com/en/Things-to-see-and-do/Places-to-visit/Basilique-Notre-Dame-de-Liesse-LIESSE-NOTRE-DAME "Basilique Notre Dame de Liesse", Department de l'Aisne]</ref>
{{Blockquote|As a monument of their piety and their gratitude to the Virgin Mary, this holy temple was built in 1134 by the knights of Eppes. It was rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480."}}
 
In November 1568, the troops of the ProtesantProtestant Prince of Orange looted the village and its church, and having broken the statues and removed the bells, set fire to the church, reducing the bell tower to ashes. Restoration commenced nine years later.<ref name=ville/>▼
▲The basilica was built during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries and probably replaced an earlier chapel. According to ancient documents, the first shrine of Liesse was built by the pious Bartholomew of Vir, with the stones left over from the construction of [[Laon Cathedral]]. The portal and façade were constructed in the fifteenth century by Bishop of Laon, Charles of Luxembourg (1473-1519), son of the Count of Saint Pol, Constable of France under Louis XI. Formerly one of the portal stones were engraved with the inscription:
As a monument of their piety and their gratitude to the Virgin Mary, this holy temple was built in 1134 by the knights of Eppes. It was rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480."<ref name=ville>[http://www.ville-de-liesse.com/page_dynamique.asp?num_chapitre=278 "Basilica", Ville de Liesse Notre-Dame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419221122/http://www.ville-de-liesse.com/page_dynamique.asp?num_chapitre=278 |date=2016-04-19 }}</ref>
 
At a young age, [[Marie of the Incarnation (Carmelite)|Madame Acarie]] was brought to Liesse in 1572 by her parents and consecrated to Our Lady, as was the child [[Henri Boudon]]. It was a favorite shrine of Princess [[Henrietta Maria of France]].<ref>Wedgwood, C. V. (1970) The King's War: 1641–1647. London: Fontana</ref> [[Jean-Jacques Olier]] visited in 1632. In 1686, after Trinity Sunday, 1686, after [[Jean-Baptiste de La Salle]] and the Brothers took their first vows, they made a pilgrimage to Liesse, walking all through the night, and again pronounced the vows before at the statue of Our Lady of Joy above the main altar). The church is now a minor basilica.<ref>[http://dlsfootsteps.org/cities/liesse/about.php "Liesse Notre-Dame", In the Footsteps of La Salle]</ref> [[Benedict Labre]] made a pilgrimage to Liesse in 1770. ▼
▲In November 1568, the troops of the Protesant Prince of Orange looted the village and its church, and having broken the statues and removed the bells, set fire to the church, reducing the bell tower to ashes. Restoration commenced nine years later.<ref name=ville/>
 
Prior to the Revolution, pilgrimages supported the economy of the village. There were a number of hostelries to provide accommodations for pilgrims. The manufacture and sale of religious souvenirs was a dominant activity.<ref>[https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=https://paratge.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/un-pelerinage-au-xviiie-siecle-notre-dame-de-liesse/&usg=ALkJrhig0Co1l2GQbvoC1Sy3STvY_7WWEg Langlois, Gathier.The "Ashrine pilgrimagewas to the eighteenth century: Our Lady of Liesse", Paratge]</ref> Destroyeddestroyed during the revolutionFrench Revolution, the shrine wasand later rebuilt.<ref>André, Marie. "The Beautiful Story of Our Lady of Liesse"{{dead link|date=December 2017}}</ref> ▼
▲At a young age, [[Marie of the Incarnation (Carmelite)|Madame Acarie]] was brought to Liesse in 1572 by her parents and consecrated to Our Lady, as was the child [[Henri Boudon]]. It was a favorite shrine of Princess [[Henrietta Maria of France]].<ref>Wedgwood, C. V. (1970) The King's War: 1641–1647. London: Fontana</ref> [[Jean-Jacques Olier]] visited in 1632. In 1686, after Trinity Sunday, 1686, after [[Jean-Baptiste de La Salle]] and the Brothers took their first vows, they made a pilgrimage to Liesse, walking all through the night, and again pronounced the vows before at the statue of Our Lady of Joy above the main altar). The church is now a minor basilica.<ref>[http://dlsfootsteps.org/cities/liesse/about.php "Liesse Notre-Dame", In the Footsteps of La Salle]</ref> [[Benedict Labre]] made a pilgrimage to Liesse in 1770.
 
▲Prior to the Revolution, pilgrimages supported the economy of the village. There were a number of hostelries to provide accommodations for pilgrims. The manufacture and sale of religious souvenirs was a dominant activity.<ref>[https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=https://paratge.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/un-pelerinage-au-xviiie-siecle-notre-dame-de-liesse/&usg=ALkJrhig0Co1l2GQbvoC1Sy3STvY_7WWEg Langlois, Gathier. "A pilgrimage to the eighteenth century: Our Lady of Liesse", Paratge]</ref> Destroyed during the revolution, the shrine was later rebuilt.<ref>André, Marie. "The Beautiful Story of Our Lady of Liesse"{{dead link|date=December 2017}}</ref>
 
==Notre-Dame de Liesse==
[[File:Basilique Notre-Dame de Liesse 14082008 10.jpg|thumb|Basilique Notre-Dame de Liesse]]
Liesse was a favorite destination for royal pilgrimages, visited by [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]], [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]], [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]], and others. Devotion to Our Lady of Joy spread throughout France, particularly to Normandy where there are a number of churches dedicated to Mary under this title. An annual pilgrimage used to be held in [[Aude]] to a is in Fleury sanctuary refounded in the seventeenth century by an archbishop of Narbonne named Louis Vervins. <ref>Maes, Bruno. ''"Our Lady of Liesse, Eight centuries of liberation and joy''</ref> Our Lady of Liesse is also honored in Belgium, Canada, and [[Church of Our Lady of Liesse|Malta]]. Jesuits spread thetheir devotion to Africa.
 
Notre-Dame de Liesse is the patroness of the Diocese of Soissons.<ref>[https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=http://notre.dame.de.liesse.pagesperso-orange.fr/&usg=ALkJrhjSUFFtd7iqUkKwj4fMt436solHjw "Notre-Dame de Liesse", Diocese of Soissons]</ref>
 
The present site contains a pilgrim shelter primarilythat is intended primarily to accommodate pilgrims and gatherings of parishes in the diocese of Soissons, but it is also open also to families and associations.
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==Grand Marais==
The Grand Marais consists of about twenty hectares of marshland with mainly bog ponds, wet wood and reed beds. The main uses of this marsh In the eighteenth century, the march was mainly used for grazing and for cutting peat for heating. The Great Swamp is home to over 232 species of plants, birds and dragonflies native to Picardy. The local municipal council works with the Conservatory of Natural Sites of Picardie to preserve the site.<ref name=ville>[http://www.ville-de-liesse.com/page_dynamique.asp?num_chapitre=278 "Basilica", Ville de Liesse Notre-Dame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419221122/http://www.ville-de-liesse.com/page_dynamique.asp?num_chapitre=278 |date=2016-04-19 }}</ref>
 
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==See also==
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