Notre Dame de l'Assomption, les Saintes
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| Notre-Dame de l'Assomption | |
|---|---|
 Front of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption's church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Archdiocese of Fort-de-France |
| Region | _variant.svg){kind=small} Guadeloupe |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Church |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Terre-de-Haut (Îles des Saintes) |
| State | Roman Catholicism in France |
 Interactive map of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption | |
| Territory | diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pître |
| Coordinates | 15°52′00″N 61°34′57″W / 15.86667°N 61.58250°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | French Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 2nd quarter of the 19th century |
| Official name: Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption | |
| Designated | 1979 |
| Reference no. | PA00105873[1] |
| Denomination | Église |
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (French for Our Lady of Assumption) is a Roman Catholic Church of the Îles des Saintes, an island in the archipelago of the French Overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located in rue Jean Calot in Fond-du-Curé, a quartier (locality) of Terre-de-Haut Island. It is Latin Rite parish which is included in the diocese of Guadeloupe (Latin: Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference. It is registered on the National Heritage Site of France (Monument historique) by ministerial decree of 31 December 1979.[2]
The parish was dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption in honour of the French victory of 15 August 1666, against the English troops. Sir. du Lion established the cult and the feast day on the island in remembrance. Notre-Dame de l'Assomption became from then on the Patron saint of Terre-de-Haut.
