Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei

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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]

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

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]"Eglise et chappelle de Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei". Normandie-tourisme.fr. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. 2.[2.2]"Histoire et légendes → l'église" (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2012. Aux 11ème et 12ème siècles la construction de l'église actuelle ...
  3. 3.Base Mérimée: Église, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. 4."Eglise à Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei - PA00110910". monumentum.fr.
  5. 5."Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2012.