Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei
The Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei (French: Église Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei) is a Roman Catholic church 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]
History
The building of the Church of Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei was started in 1089 and ended in 1125.[2] The structure is on a rocky cliff[1] near the Sarthe river.
The church has Norman characteristics.[3]
The church is made up of a nave and a transept with small chapels. It has a choir with a curved apse. The central tower has a roof with two sides.
The old church was restored in 2006.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eglise et chappelle de Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei". Normandie-tourisme.fr. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Histoire et légendes → l'église" (in français). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Aux 11ème et 12ème siècles la construction de l'église actuelle ...
- ↑ "Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei". Encyclpédie Larousse (in français). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Further reading
- Gérard Bourdin; Jean-Marie Foubert; Jean-Pascal Foucher (2012-09-08). L'Orne des territoires, une histoire (PDF) (in français). Conseil général de l'Orne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-08.
Other websites
Media related to Église Saint-Céneri de Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) Les monuments historiques de la ville de Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei (The historic monuments of Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei)
