Septembre 2022

Dimanche 18
- 14:15 - 17:00

Église Notre-Dame

15 Rue de Feunet 37220 Avon-les-Roches

Indre-et-Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

Free visit

Name: Visite libre
Start: 2022-09-18T14:15:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Notre-Dame

Visit this 12th century church and discover the variety of its interior decorations

Dimanche 18 septembre 2022, 14h15

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©Josiane Bastard

Septembre 2022

Dimanche 18
- 14:15 - 17:00

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Église Notre-Dame

15 Rue de Feunet 37220 Avon-les-Roches

Indre-et-Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

Built around 1120, the primitive church was rebuilt and enlarged in the thirteenth century but the porch was preserved. This was very early recognized as the most beautiful of Touraine with that of Loches (J.J. Bourassé - La Touraine 1851) and was classified as a historical monument in 1908\. Its originality lies in the abundance and variety of settings as well as in the diversity of influences. Inside, in the northern part of the aedicule you can discover, engraved on a stone quarter, an authenticated graffiti from the fifteenth century, relating to the death of Charles the Bold. In the church of gothic architecture, we note the sobriety and balance of forms as well as the quality of the material: this white tuff of Touraine with so fine grain. Finally, the 12th-century holy water table has been listed as a monument and site since 1965\. The stained glass windows dating from 1875 were restored and reinstalled by Mr. Van Guy in 2002\. The narthex which makes all the originality of the

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