Church à Beaunay dans la Marne

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Notre-Dame de Beaunay Church is a Catholic church located in the village of Beaunay, in the department of La Marne (Grand Est region). Classified as a historical monument since 1976, it illustrates the religious architecture of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with Renaissance elements still visible today.

The current building was built in the early 16th century to replace an old building. Its architecture was partially redesigned in the mid-17th century, notably with the addition of a main altar with a altarpiece. Today, only the nave and the Renaissance stained glass remains of the original construction, while other parts have been modified or lost.

The nave of the church is distinguished by its wooden pillars, an architectural characteristic. The collateral has three windows and one oculus. Among the remarkable elements are the remains of a fresco in the north transept, representing Christ in contempt, as well as a series of Renaissance stained glass windows. The latter illustrate major religious scenes: Saint Catherine, Saint Antoine hermit, the Creation, the Passion of Christ and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

The Church of Notre-Dame was classified as historical monuments by order of 3 August 1976. It belongs to the commune of Beaunay and remains an important testimony of the religious and artistic heritage of the Champagne-Ardenne region (now integrated with the Grand Est).

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