Church of Saint-Etienne

Now an exhibition centre, this 11th-century Romanesque church is one of the oldest in the region. The building, which became a priory, came under the control of the powerful Trinité de Vendôme abbey. A precious testimony to Romanesque art, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre took the name of Saint-Etienne in the 16th century. Almost cruciform in plan, rare for its time, the chancel is slightly shorter than the nave and the central nave is slightly longer than the transept. Two transoms are decorated with a Carolingian cartouche, dating from the first third of the 11th century. The thin walls are reinforced by internal pilasters. A now blind doorway, surmounted by an oculus and pierced in the northern wall of the north arm of the transept, gave access to the conventual buildings.

Now an exhibition centre, this 11th-century Romanesque church is one of the oldest in the region. The building, which became a priory, came under the control of the powerful Trinité de Vendôme abbey. A precious testimony to Romanesque art, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre took the name of Saint-Etienne in the 16th century. Almost cruciform in plan, rare for its time, the chancel is slightly shorter than the nave and the central nave is slightly longer than the transept. Two transoms are decorated with a Carolingian cartouche, dating from the first third of the 11th century. The thin walls are reinforced by internal pilasters. A now blind doorway, surmounted by an oculus and pierced in the northern wall of the north arm of the transept, gave access to the conventual buildings.

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