Chapelle de Vauguillain
105 route de la Chapelle, 89330 Saint-Julien-du-Sault
- Yonne
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
The chapel of Vauguillain was built in the 12th century by Archbishop Guillaume de Champagne. Dedicated to Saint-Julien, the only building remaining with the ramparts, the chapel dominates the village of Saint-Julien-du-Sault and the Yonne valley. Saint-Julien becomes barony of the archbishops of Sens: King Louis VII, brother-in-law of Guillaume, often comes. After a period of inactivity, the fortress found a role as a support point for the troops of Henri de Navarre, future Henri IV. In 1634, the castle becomes an old abandoned hut: the ramparts disappear little by little but the inhabitants maintain their chapel which remained parish served by the canons of the chapter of Saint-Julien. During the Revolution, the property of the archdiocese was put up for sale: the chapel and the land were bought by André Destroye, winemaker in Vauguillain for 600 francs in 1794\. It was sold in 1813 to a Jovinian who had promised to make repairs, but the project would never see the light of day. The
Tags
Ouverture exceptionnelle, Monument historique, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire & Édifice religieux
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