Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 Old Nice
Saint-Etienne Church, Notre Dame Basilica, and Sainte-Réparate Cathedral
This weekend, the City of Nice is celebrating Sainte Fleur, the patron saint of florists and horticulturists, who also dedicated her life to prayer.
This grand celebration promises to be fragrant and colorful, with more than 10,000 flower stems to be used.
Organized in partnership with the Association of the Sainte Fleur Festival, which mobilizes 60 volunteers, it allows us to highlight the flower trades and the local floral tradition, which is an integral part of our heritage.
You can also attend organ concerts at the Sainte Réparate Cathedral and the Notre Dame Basilica.
Flower-filled masses and “flower-women” parades will also take place, and in the streets of Old Nice, every passerby will be given a flower.
Detailed Program:
Saturday, October 1st
3:00 PM: Organ Concert by Catherine Hyvert at the Sainte-Réparate Cathedral, adorned with flowers by the Florists of the Alpes-Maritimes Chamber Syndicate
6:00 PM: Anticipated Mass with organs at the Notre Dame Basilica, adorned with flowers by the Florists of the Alpes-Maritimes Chamber Syndicate.
Sunday, October 2nd
-Saint-Etienne Church
9:30 AM: Flower-filled Mass in honor of Sainte Fleur
-Notre Dame Basilica
10:30 AM: Flower-filled and sung Mass in honor of Sainte Fleur.
3:30 PM: Organ Concert by Laurent-Cyprien Giraud.
-Sainte Réparate Cathedral and Old Nice
10:00 AM: Flower-filled and sung Mass in honor of Sainte Fleur.
11:00 AM: Parade of “Flower-Women” and “Nice the Beautiful” in the streets of Old Nice and distribution of flowers.
