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Notre Dame Church is a Catholic religious building located in the commune of Souleuvre in Bocage, Calvados department, Normandy. Although sources also mention the locality of La Graverie, GPS coordinates and Merimée data clearly indicate its location in Souleuvre en Bocage. Built between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, this church reflects the architectural and spiritual evolutions of this pivotal period of the late Middle Ages.

The building was listed as a Historic Monument on September 19, 1928, recognizing its heritage value. This protection concerns the entire church, which now belongs to the municipality. Available sources, including Monumentum and Wikipedia, highlight its importance in the religious and architectural landscape of Calvados, without providing precise details of its history or stylistic peculiarities.

In medieval times, parish churches such as Notre-Dame de Souleuvre en Bocage played a central role in the lives of rural communities. They served not only as a place of worship, but also as a framework for social gatherings, collective decisions and assistance to the poor. In the Norman Bocage, a region marked by scattered habitat and an agro-pastoral economy, these buildings were major identifiers, often built or embellished by the generosity of local lords or religious brotherhoods.

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