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  2. Patrimoine
  3. Grand-Est
  4. Marne
  5. 51330 Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse

  6. Église de la Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse

Église de la Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse dans la Marne

Marne

Église de la Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse

    10 Avenue de l'Europe
    51330 Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse
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Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

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Origin and history

The church of the Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse is a religious monument located in the municipality of the same name. The available sources do not specify its date of foundation or the major stages in its architectural or spiritual history. This type of building, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, traditionally played a central role in the life of rural communities in the Great East.

The parish churches served as places of worship, assembly and identity marker for the inhabitants, often organized around agriculture and local craft activities.