Guided tour of the tower of the Priory of the 11th century

Name: Visite guidée de la tour du Prieuré du XIe siècle
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Prieuré Saint-Gorgon

Come and discover the history of the church tower and its evolution from the 11th century to the present day.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat

©Etienne Remy

Come and discover the history of the church tower and its evolution from the 11th century to the present day.

You will be able to discover the research work of Mr. Cédric Moulis, an archaeology engineer at the University of Lorraine, a reconstructive model of the tower and the church, and other models explaining the evolution of the site from the 11th century to the present day.

À propos du lieu

Prieuré Saint-Gorgon

2 rue Jean Jaurès, 54110 Varangéville

Meurthe-et-Moselle
Grand Est

The priory of Varangéville was based(established) in the VIIIth century by the monks of Gorze. Historic space including(comprising) the Romance tower of the priory (XIth century), the church Saint-Gorgon of XVTH - XVITH centuries, gardens, of wells and the cemetery of the "embedded". The church Saint-Gorgon, of late Gothic style, is a church-hall(-market), shoulders are at the same height as the nave, there is not transept. If facades appear severe, the inside reveals a purity of architecture and of elegance. The date of 1528 is registered on one of the keys of vault. The furniture and the sculptor are particularly rich. On the north wall of the church, in the cemetery serving in the past in both localities Varangéville and St Nicholas' Day of Port(Bearing), registrations(inscriptions) indicate deposit(warehouse) ossuary of the deceaseds removed from the too cramped cemetery. They(These) are the "embedded".

Etiquetas

Édifice religieux, Monument historique

Accès

Big(Great) available parking lot path(way) of the meadow

©Etienne Remy

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