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Our Lady of Andance Church en Ardèche

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise romane et gothique

Our Lady of Andance Church

    7 Rue du Ravelin
    07340 Andance
Ownership of the municipality
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Église Notre-Dame dAndance
Crédit photo : Wayne77 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Fin XIIe siècle - Fin XIIIe siècle
Initial construction
1536
Connection to the College of Tournon
1568 et 1575
Destruction during the Wars of Religion
1624
Post-war restoration
XIXe siècle
Renovations and addition of the porch
12 avril 1927
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Church: registration by decree of 12 April 1927

Key figures

Bertrand de Colombier - Abbé de Cluny (1295-1308) Financer of the Gothic choir, native of Andance
Jean-François Régis - Jesuit Missionary (1597-1640) First mission to Andance (1624), memorial porch
Guillaume de Garde - Prior of Andance (1295) Head of priory before attachment
Père Caillet (1814-1882) - Curé and historian (1850-1878) Post-revolutionary service, historical works
Cardinal François de Tournon - Founder of the College of Tournon Connection of the priory in 1536

Origin and history

The Church of Our Lady of Andance, located in the department of Ardèche, is a building built mainly between the late twelfth and late thirteenth centuries, with major changes in the nineteenth century. She illustrates the transition between late Romanesque and Gothic styles, notably in her chorus completed thanks to Bertrand de Colombier, abbot of Cluny native of Andance. Its porch, erected in 1859, commemorates the first mission of Saint Jean-François Régis, founder of the local brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament. This monument, marked by destruction during the Wars of Religion (1568, 1575), was restored in the seventeenth century under the impulse of the Jesuits of the College of Tournon.

As early as the 12th century, Andance housed a priory dependent on the abbey of the Chaise-Dieu, around which many parishes (Andance, Saint-Désirat, etc.) lived. In 1536 the priory was attached to the Collège de Tournon, then entrusted to the Jesuits in 1561 until their dissolution at the end of the 18th century. The church, burned and looted during the religious conflicts, was partially rebuilt in 1624, with a vault lowered under the original capitals. Jean-François Régis carried out his first mission there as a young Jesuit philosopher, leaving a lasting impression on the community.

Ranked a historic monument in 1927, the church experienced notable servicemen such as Father Caillet (1850-1878), local historian, or Father Chirossel, founder of a manecantery. In the 20th century, its restoration was carried out by the regular canons of Saint Augustine, before its integration into the parish of Sainte-Croix du Rhône. Its interior, sober and functional, highlights liturgical elements such as the altar, the ambon, and the tabernacle, reflecting its central role in local religious life since the Middle Ages.

The kreisker-type bell tower, close to the choir, and the side door to south capitals bear witness to its mixed architectural heritage. Bertrand de Colombier's coat of arms, visible on the vault key and sacristy, recall his patronage in the 13th century. The cross of crews, classified object, and the statue of Saint Jean-François Régis (1859) highlight his movable and commemorative heritage, linked to the social and religious history of the Ardèche.

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