Free visit of the church of Saint-Martin de Bonnard

Name: Free visit of the church of Saint-Martin de Bonnard
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Martin de Bonnard

The church has four murals that bear witness to the history of Bonnard at the end of the 16th century.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

OT du Migennois

On the frontispiece, a carved scallop shell suggests that Bonnard was on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela. The small rampant gate of the 17th century is classified.

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Visite libre

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Église Saint-Martin de Bonnard

Route de la Gare, 89400 Bonnard

Yonne
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The church of Bonnard is dedicated to Saint Martin, a 4th century Roman soldier who became bishop of Tours The Saint Martin church, in ogival style, is from the 16th century. The Renaissance-style portal is from the 17th century. The interior is composed of a single nave with a great brightness. The choir is facing east. A bell tower topped the building until the beginning of the 20th century. From 1998 to 2000 the town undertook important restoration work. Admirable murals and fragments of stained glass windows from the sixteenth century have been highlighted.