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  6. Castle and Protestant temple

Castle and Protestant temple à Courtomer dans l'Orne

Orne

Castle and Protestant temple

    716 Route du Merlerault
    61390 Courtomer
Château et temple protestant
Château et temple protestant
Château et temple protestant
Château et temple protestant
Château et temple protestant
Crédit photo : Ikmo-ned - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1585
Added particle *Saint*
1622
Construction of Protestant temple
1787-1789
Construction of the current castle
1905
Repurchase by the Count of Pelet
1967
Registration of the facades of the castle
1973
Registration of the Protestant temple
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs; Honor staircase with its ramp; Public Prosecutor ' s Office for Marquetry of the Smoking Room (Box A1 50): registration by order of 29 March 1967; Facades and roofs of the old Protestant temple called the cabin, dependent on the castle (Box A1 42): inscription by order of 11 April 1973

Key figures

Artus Simon - Baron de Courtomer Obtained the Holy particle in 1585.
Marquis de Saint-Simon-Courtomer - Temple sponsor The temple was built in 1622.
Jean-Baptiste-Benoît de Blinne - Architect of the castle Designs the present castle in the 18th century.
Comte de Pelet et vicomtesse de Brimont - Owners in 1905 Buy the castle from Saint Simon.

Origin and history

The castle of Courtomer is an 18th century residence built between 1787 and 1789 on the ruins of a medieval castle, whose cellars it preserves. The work, interrupted by the French Revolution, was subsequently resumed. The castle, in classic style, takes over the plans of the Monnaie de Paris hotel. It was long owned by the Saint Simon family, Barons then Marquis de Courtomer, before being bought in 1905 by the Count of Pelet and the Viscountess of Brimont, then in 2005 by the Bonner family, which today makes it a guest house and a conference place.

The ancient Protestant temple, built in 1622 by the Marquis of Saint-Simon-Courtomer, served both as a place of worship and burial for the Protestant family. After the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685, the Saint-Simons converted to Catholicism, and the temple was disused before being transformed into a rural dependency. It remains one of the few Protestant temples of the era of the edict of Nantes still intact. The temple and facades of the castle have been partially listed as historical monuments since 1967 and 1973.

The original medieval castle belonged to Leonore Le Beauvoisien, wife of Artus Simon, who in 1585 obtained the right to add the Holy particle to his name, becoming Baron of Courtomer. This title was registered in the Parliament of Rouen in 1586. The present castle, built by architect Jean-Baptiste-Benoît de Blinne, presents a rectangular plan with two side pavilions. Its interior decoration, made in the early 19th century, reflects the artistic principles of the period, with woodwork and characteristic stucco.

External links

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