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Church of Saint Sebastian of Rouainette dans les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Church of Saint Sebastian of Rouainette

    21 Rue Saint-Joseph
    04240 Ubraye
Sébastien Thébault

Origin and history

The church Saint-Sébastien de Rouainette is a religious monument located in the commune of Ubraye, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Although its existence is attested, the available sources do not specify its date of construction or the circumstances of its construction. His name, associated with Saint Sebastian, a Christian martyr of the third century, suggests a traditional religious vocation, but no specific architectural or historical details are mentioned in the internal data.

In the regional context of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, rural churches such as Rouainette often played a central role in community life. They served as places of worship, gathering for local holidays, and sometimes shelter during times of unrest. The lack of accurate information about this church reflects the modest nature of many mountain religious buildings, whose history has been transmitted more by oral tradition than by written archives.