Guided tour for school children

Name: Guided tour for school children
Start: 2023-09-15T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-15T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Martin

Our church Saint-Martin in Rouvres has been selected to be part of

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Friday 15 September 2023, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Number of places: 100 people

ASRER - Association de Sauvegarde et de Restauration de l’Église Saint-Martin à Rouvres

Our church Saint-Martin in Rouvres has been selected to be part of
of the 240 historical monuments supported by the "Mission Stéphane Bern".

You can discover this 12th century religious monument, with an addition of a Renaissance facade and an ecstasy in the 19th century.
A bell offered by Lully’s little girl and exceptional sundials and graffiti.

About the location

Église Saint-Martin

1 place de l'Église 28260 Rouvres

Eure-et-Loir
Centre-Val de Loire

Discover a thousand years of history in a church with multiple specificities. The term Saint-Martin under which this church is consecrated suggests that the parish has a very old origin, probably Merovingian. The current building retains some remains dating back to the 11th century, including the main nave. The collateral located on the left, five meters wide, communicates with the large nave by a semi-circular arch, supported by square stone pillars. This useful addition to the church dates from 1820\. The tower of the bell tower once contained two bells, one of which was removed by the Revolutionary Committee. The remaining bell weighs 1600 kg and bears the 1760 vintage. The panelled vault bears several inscriptions that recall that this part of the building was, if not destroyed, at least considerably damaged during the 100-year war and restored in 1536\. The church of Saint-Martin de Rouvres presents a set of sundials, unique in the department. The building has an originality, whic