Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei | |
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Église Saint-Céneri de Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei | |
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48°22′41″N 0°03′07″W / 48.3781°N 0.05194°W | |
Location | Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei |
Country | France |
Denomination | Catholic |
The Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei ( French: Église 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] [4]
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, [5] 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]
Aux 11ème et 12ème siècles la construction de l'église actuelle ...