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Saint-Sigismund d'Aime Church à Aime en Savoie

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise baroque
Savoie

Saint-Sigismund d'Aime Church

    Chemin du Pré de Foire
    73210 Aime-la-Plagne
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Église Saint-Sigismond dAime
Crédit photo : Rundvald - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
600
700
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Ve-VIe siècle
First Paleo-Christian Church
1170
First mention of Like
1439
Mention Altare Sancti Sigismoni
XIIIe-XIVe siècle
Transfer from church
1675-1679
Major reconstruction
18 mai 1681
Church Consecration
XVIIIe siècle
Addition of Baroque furniture
28 décembre 1984
Registration Historic Monuments
XXe siècle (après 1945)
Postwar restorations
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Parish Church (Box B 305): inscription by decree of 28 December 1984

Key figures

Saint Sigismond - King of Burgundy Patron of the church and chapel.
Louis Billiot - Master mason Originally from Moutiers, manufacturer.
Jean Rouge - Master mason Originally from Moutiers, manufacturer.
Jacques Genetta - Master mason Brother of John, involved in the construction.
Jean Genetta - Master mason Brother of James, involved in the construction.
Antoine Deglise - Master mason Originally from Valsesia.
Jacques Clérant - Sculptor Author of the Baroque altarpiece.
Chanoine Glatigny - Parish priest Initiator of post-Second World War restorations.

Origin and history

The Church of Saint-Sigismon of Aime-la-Plagne, in Savoy, is a Catholic building dedicated to the Burgundian King Sigismon. Its history dates back to a first Paleo-Christian church (Vth-Vth century) built on a Celtic oppidum, then transferred to the 13th/XIVth century to its present location, near the ancient Roman way Alpis Graia linking Milan to Vienna. The parish of Aime, mentioned since 1170, suggests a much older pastoral occupation, linked to this strategic site between Italy and France.

The major reconstruction of the church took place between 1675 and 1679, financed by the confraternities of the Holy Name of Jesus (4,500 guilders) and the Rosary (1,000 guilders). Consecrated in 1681, it incorporates Baroque furniture in the 18th century, including a retable by Jacques Clérant. The revolutionary occupation damaged its interior, before post-war restorations led by Canon Glatigny. The building, marked by its master masons (Louis Billiot, Jean Rouge, brothers Genetta), was inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1984.

Architecturally, the "oriented" church has fourteen chapels, sundials and protected furniture, reflecting Savoyard sacred art. Its former location on Saint-Sigismon Hill, now a chapel, bears witness to its evolution from a Celtic and Roman site. The sources underline its role in the Baroque heritage of Tarantoise, between medieval heritage and modern transformations.

The bibliographical references (Oursel, Hudry, Chavoutier) and the Fondation Mérimée/Clochers de France confirm its historical and religious importance. The building, a communal property, remains a symbol of the transition between epochs, from Burgondes to Savoie, through revolutionary upheavals.

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