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Chaon - Église
Saint-Pierre |
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Church is open. Park in square
(free) outside the church.
The church is mentioned in 1148
as a dependence of a priory founded by monks from the abbey of Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
(see below, Loiret). It was partly destroyed in 1570 by
religious reformers and rebuilt at the end of the 16th century.
It was remodelled in 1806 and 1884 Ref: 47° 37' N / 2°
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The lists mention a gisant
of a bishop, presumably saved from the original church;
gisant refers to a tomb effigy, usually a recumbent one.
This minature of a bishop, which retains some of the original
polychrome, shows him wearing a mitre and a loin cloth. Although
he rests on a slab, he stands on a platfrom and the position of
his legs suggests that he was originally standing. Although he
may well have been part of a tomb, I suggest he was probably
standing in a niche.
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Couture-sur-Loir |
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Unusually this church does not have a
dedication; it is open 9.00 am to 5.00 pm November to March and
9.00 am to 7.00 pm April to October. Park in the small car park
to one side of the church: near the tree in the photograph. The
tomb is at the back of the church and to your left as you enter;
it is surrounded by modern iron railing and tucked partly under
a wooden staircase.
Ref: 47° 45' N / 0° 41' E |
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Lassay-sur-Croisne - Église Saint-Hilaire |
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but the telephone number of the key holder is given on the door;
she was only too happy to open the church for us and was very
helpful. You can park in the space outside the church; take care
not to block gates Ref:
47° 22' N / 1° 37' E |
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| Badly damaged limestone monument of
Philippe de Moulin (1506); some original
polychrome. His ancestral
seat Château de Moulin is situated in the
village. An epitaph is carved on the top of the slab all
around the effigy; this is transcribed below. |
CI GIST LE [COEUR] DE NOBLE ET PUISSA[N]T SIEUR
MESSIRE PHLS DU MOLI[N] EN SO[N] VIVA[N]T CHER ET SIEUR DU LIEU
CO[N]SEILLER ET CHA[M]BELLAM
ORDI[N]AIRE DU ROY CAPPITAINE DE XL LA[N]CES DES ORDONNA[N]CES
DU DIT SE[I]GN[EU]R ET FO[N]DAT[EU]R DE LEGLISE DE CEA[N]S Q[UI]
TRESPASSA LE SAMEDI XII[E]ME SEPTE[M]BRE MIL V CENS ET VI PRIER
DIEU PO[UR] LUI. |
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