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]
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]