Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei explained

Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei
Native Name:Église Saint-Céneri de Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
Native Name Lang:French
Country:France
Location:Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei
Coordinates:48.3781°N -0.0519°W
Denomination:Catholic

The Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei is a Roman Catholic church named after Serenicus in the commune of Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei in north-western France.[1] It was built in the late-11th and early-12th centuries.[2] It is a listed monument since 1886.[3]

Background

Construction on the church started in 1089 on a rocky cliff overlooking the Sarthe river on the site of an old church dedicated to Saint-Martin du Mont-Rocheux.[1] It was completed in 1125.[2] The old church had been destroyed by the Normans in the 10th century. The church is built in the Norman style,[4] and contains the traditional nave and transept, with small chapels. It has a choir with a curved apse. The church was restored in 2006.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Normandie-tourisme.fr . Eglise et chappelle de Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei . 2016-07-29.
  2. Web site: Histoire et légendes → l'église . 2012-05-24. fr . Aux 11ème et 12ème siècles la construction de l'église actuelle ....
  3. Web site: Eglise à Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei - PA00110910. monumentum.fr.
  4. Web site: Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei . Encyclopédie Larousse . 2012-05-24. fr.