Discover the history of the church

Name: Descubre la historia de la iglesia
Start: 2022-09-17T11:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Laumer

In connection with the topicality of the place, the guide will bring some elements on the restoration of the church in progress. Place of departure of visit given at the time of booking.

Sábado 17 septiembre 2022, 11:30Passed

Herramientas de registro

02 54 90 33 32

Ville de Blois

In the Middle Ages and under the protection of the Counts of Blois, the city enjoyed a flourishing trade and housed powerful religious institutions such as the Abbey of Saint-Laumer. The church of Saint Nicholas is a memory of that time.

About the location

Église Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Laumer

Parvis Saint-Nicolas 41000 Blois

Loir-et-Cher
Centre-Val de Loire

Old(Former) minster Saint-Laumer, it is built between 1138 and the beginning of the XIIIth century and the present of characteristics of the very first Gothic art. Based(Established) in 924, the abbey church Saint-Laumer was built in two successive campaigns(countrysides): the chorus(choir), the transept and the first span of the nave were built from 1138 till 1186; the nave, the facade and tours(towers,ballots), in years 1210-1250\. Ruined in 1568 by the Huguenots, the church is restored from the first quarter of the XVIIth century. Next centuries will add not enough modifications to the characteristic aspect of the said Gothic style of "transition" in which it is possible to follow the evolution of techniques and the forms of construction between Romance period and Gothic period. Ruined by a bomb(spray) in June, 1940, stained-glass windows were redone from 1955 on cardboards(boxes) of Max Ingrand, Janssen and Chevallier. Old(Former) minster Saint-Laumer, it is built between 1138 and the beginning of the XIIIth century and the present of characteristics of the very first Gothic art.