logologo
HelpLoading...
15 - 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free entrance, paper tour guide available in the church
September 2023
Friday 15
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 16
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
09:00 - 18:00

Eglise saint martin

Place de l'Abbé Baudry, 85560 Le Bernard
  • Vendée
  • Pays de la Loire

Visit free church St Martin - Le Bernard

Before the church there was a Gallo-Roman villa, around which a village was formed. The church is built on the same site, towards the end of the XI century probably, the oldest...
15 - 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free entrance, paper tour guide available in the church
Mairie Le Bernard

Before the church there was a Gallo-Roman villa, around which a village was formed. The church is built on the same site, probably towards the end of the XI century, the oldest known mention of the building dating from 1105, where it is described as a «isolated building in the middle of a cemetery, built on the foundations of Gallo-Roman villa».
The church of the 11th or 12th century was rebuilt in the 14th or 15th century. In March 1568, the church was burned down by Protestants. Only the vaults resisted.
The oldest parts of the church date from the 12th century and are in Romanesque style with pointed barrel vaults supported by double arches. The transept cross, supporting the bell tower, is equipped with a Romanesque dome on pendants, like most churches of that period.
It is the only church of Vendée registered whose 5 altarpieces are classified.

Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thèmes 2023
No selection
I agree that the image may be freely used, provided that it is attributed to the author by name and shared under the same conditions.
Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Eglise saint martin
Place de l'Abbé Baudry, 85560 Le Bernard
  • Vendée
  • Pays de la Loire
Tags
Édifice religieux