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The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Romigier, located in Manosque in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, is an emblematic religious building in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Originally built between the 13th and 14th centuries in a Romanesque style, it underwent major reconstructions in the 17th and 19th centuries, thus mixing various architectural influences. Its Renaissance portal and Romanesque nave back in the 12th century testify to this stylistic evolution.

Classified as a historical monument since October 10, 1980, the church houses remarkable elements such as a marble sarcophagus of Carrara of the fourth-fifth centuries, representing the Apostles, and a black Virgin seated in the eleventh century, one of the oldest in France. This statue, classified in 1902, is associated with a local legend and symbolizes the medieval religious heritage of the region.

Her ornaments include a gold altarpiece and stained glass windows of the choir dating back to 1991. The altar, installed in a paleo-Christian sarcophagus, reinforces the historic character of the site. The church, owned by the municipality of Manosque, remains an active place of worship and an architectural witness to the religious and artistic transformations of Provence.

Available sources, such as Wikipedia and Monumentum, confirm its heritage importance, underlined by its presence in the Merimée bases and the lists of historical monuments of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. His address, 37 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and his code Insee (04112) firmly anchor this monument in the local cultural landscape.

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