The city of Lyon is very well-known to the present time by the elaboration of rich and very fine brocades and galonery in gold and silver.
In 1926, the hostilities between the Church and the State arrive at their breakthrough point. The confrontation posponed from the Laws of the Reformation takes, in these years of posrevolucionarias intense fights, to one of the controverted rebellions more of the history of Mexico: the religious conflict called the Cristera War that would last 3 years until 1929.
During this period, "Las Fabricas de Lyon" continued serving their to the catholic community adapting to the conditions and the necessities of the time. The store appeared closed, but like many other establishments and places of cult, it was taken care of in the "back room". Years from stability, growth and prosperity for the country, "Las Fabricas de Lyon" came and for its founderand next to her wife Doña Maria Cerecero procreating 13 children.
To the death of Bon Dieu the minor of his Huberto children, finally took the reins from the store. Following the inheritance of its father, Dn. Huberto worried to maintain the standards on watch, quality and variety of products that have characterized to "Las Fabricas de Lyon". Dn. Huberto selected products, as much mattered of Europe as the produced ones by Mexican craftsmen, with the intention of maintaining and increasing the tradition of the establishment... To be the best religious article store of Mexico and to satisfy so much to the clergy and monks like a the lay ones.
The great event of ours was modern in the scope of the church was Vatican Concilio II, summoned in 1962 by S.S. The Pope Juan XXIII and followed and closed in 1965 by S.S. Paulo Pope I SAW was summoned with the main aim to promote the development of the catholic faith and to obtain a moral renovation of the Christian life of the faithfuls. It was tried that outside a "agiornamento", is to say to a putting to the day of the church renewing in itself the elements that will need it and reviewing the bottom and the form of all its activities.
It provided an opening dialogue like with the modern world, even a new language conciliatory as opposed to problematic present and old. It has been most representative Concilio of all and the most decisive fact of the history of the church of century XX. The Liturgy changed, the mass is said in Spanish and front to the feligreses, the women let use veil; "Las Fabricas de Lyon", faced transformation airs again, it adapted to the new lineament and it once again renewed the products that offered, but always with the spirit and ideal of Jean Baptiste Fabre, of being the religious article store of greater prestige.
The death overtake to Don Huberto in 1968 to the early age of 52 years after one releases and laborious disease.
The business happened to hands of its widow. Doña Antonieta P. of Fabre and its 4 children; Lourdes, Huberto, Jorge and Luis. From very small Jorge it accompanied his dad to work and since then it arose in him the love and the passion to maintain the tradition of the Fabre family.
Being Jorge a young person of hardly 20 years was made position of the administration of the store and since then until our days, Jorge has remained faithful to the tradition.
Under their direction, the grandson of the founder and his team of collaborator assure the continuity this business that reflects a deep religious feeling. This to feel he is translated in a infinity of objects made in several styles to satisfy any baroque, classic or modern taste, or as much in religious goldsmith as in statues of paste, wood statures, bronzes.
"Las Fabricas de Lyon" handle diverse factories in which Mexican craftsmen carve altars, embroider chasubles and repair images. Also all the equipment is offered that is required to prepare from a chapel to a cathedral. The great diversity and exclusive feature of their articles have extended the borders of Mexico taking care of requested to all America and Europe.
From their foundation at the end of century XIX, happening through century XX and to today, beginning of century XXI, "Las Fabricas de Lyon" have been faithful to their tradition to be the best religious article store offering quality, variety and service.