Eglise Romane Notre Dame
Place Notre Dame Chemillé 49120 Chemillé-en-Anjou
- Maine-et-Loire
- Pays de la Loire
Saint-Pierre is the first church in Chemillé. Founded in the Carolingian era, it was entrusted in the 11th century by the lord Pierre de Chemillé, to the Benedictine monks of Marmoutiers and the surrounding town and many seigneurial rights. Saint-Pierre remained for a long time the only parish church of Chemillé. Until the 14th century, his prior also administered the cures of Saint-Gilles, Notre-Dame, La Tourlandry, La Chapelle-Rousselin and Trémentines. This building was built in the 11th century, enlarged and furnished with its current porch in the 12th century. From the end of the Middle Ages, the church has 6 chapels founded and maintained, including by local lords. In 1752, 4 monks reside in the priory that serves it. It was sold as a national property in 1791 and then, again recognized as a place of worship in 1807\. Saint-Pierre was the subject of a major restoration project in 1902 led by the architect Beignet (church of Chanzeaux). The vaults are redone in brick, the nave pro
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Édifice religieux i Monument historique
