Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei
The Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei (French: Église Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei) is a Roman Catholic church named after Serenicus in the commune of Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei in north-western France.[1] It was built in the late-11th and early-12th centuries.[2] It is a listed monument since 1886.[3][4]
| Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei | |
|---|---|
Église Saint-Céneri de Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei | |
 The rear of the Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei | |
| 48.3781°N 0.05194°W | |
| Location | Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Background
Construction on the church started in 1089 on a rocky cliff overlooking the Sarthe river on the site of an old church dedicated to Saint-Martin du Mont-Rocheux.[1] It was completed in 1125.[2] The old church had been destroyed by the Normans in the 10th century. The church is built in the Norman style,[5] and contains the traditional nave and transept, with small chapels. It has a choir with a curved apse. The church was restored in 2006.[1]
References
- "Eglise et chappelle de Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei". Normandie-tourisme.fr. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- "Histoire et légendes → l'église" (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2012.
Aux 11ème et 12ème siècles la construction de l'église actuelle ...
- Base Mérimée: Église, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- "Eglise à Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei - PA00110910". monumentum.fr.
- "Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2012.
Further reading
- Bourdin, Gérard; Foubert, Jean-Marie; Foucher, Jean-Pascal (September 8, 2012). L'Orne des territoires, une histoire (PDF) (in French). Conseil général de l'Orne. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2012.
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