Guided tours of Parné sur Roc

Name: Visitas guiadas de Parné sur Roc
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Parvis de L'église St Pierre

Guided tours of the village centre of Parné sur Roc to discover the historical and architectural heritage.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

2 themes of visits: "The imprint of Charles Fripier, master mason" - Particularly active between 1860 and 1880, he left testimonies of his know-how throughout Parné. Sensitive to the trends of his time, his style is recognized by the combination of white, red and black bricks and the multiplication of ornaments**. Birth and development of the village in the Middle Ages" -** Parné prospered thanks to the passage of an important road, the Valais road, the Laval road from Tours to Mont-Saint-Michel. The Tourangeaux pilgrims stopped there before continuing on their way to Mont Saint Michel … without having forgotten to ask for the protection of Saint-Christophe whose representation is always visible at the entrance of the church

About the location

Parvis de L'église St Pierre

Grande rue 53260 sur Roc

Mayenne
Pays de la Loire

It was built around the year 1000 on an older cemetery. From that time the Romanesque nave with narrow primitive windows dates. The porch tower, built in the 12th century, retains its Romanesque stone spire: the only one in Mayenne. The two Gothic chapels forming the transept are additions of the 15th century. Finally the choir was rebuilt in 1895\. An early representation of Saint Christopher (13th century) adorns the base of the tower (right on entering). The paintings made in the 16th century, in the nave, illustrate devotions (The Virgin with the Seven Swords), crafts of the time (shoemakers, carpenters, doctors) through their holy patrons and a moralizing tale (The Bavarians). The pulpit dates from the end of the 17th century and houses the painting of the Virgin of the Rosary (1622) and a beautiful Descent from the Cross (1668).