Free visit of the church of the 11th century. and exhibition of photos of the modillons and the church.
Acquired at the end of the 11th century by the monks of the Abbaye-aux-Hommes, the church of Saint-Sulpice of Secqueville in Bessin presents a set of great purity of style and remarkable proportions. It was burned in 1105 in an episode of the wars of succession of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England. But the nave of the 11th century could be preserved while the transept and the high lantern tower date from the beginning of the 12th century. The arrow covering it was added only in the 13th century. The choir is a pastiche of Romanesque art that dates from the classical period (17th century).
For the most part, the monumental character of the church and the austerity of its decoration testify to the intervention of the experienced masters of art of Saint-Etienne-de-Cacaen. Thus, we note the presence in the nave of a decoration in a continuous band of motifs in low relief above the arcades. Outside, you will notice these same decorations as well as the modifications. Secqueville would testify to one of the first appearances of this decoration, perhaps of Anglo-Saxon origin (late 11th century), in the nave of the cathedral of Bayeux (mid 12th century).
This building has been listed as a historic monument since 1840.