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Origin and history

The Notre-Dame d'Orglandes church, located in the Manche department in Normandy, is a Roman Catholic building dating mainly from the thirteenth century. It preserves elements of the Romanesque era, including the northern base of the bell tower, the southern gate and the capitals. The tympanum of the southern portal, carved in the twelfth century, represents a Christ in majesty surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists, a rare motif shared with the porch of the Cathedral of St.Trophime of Arles.

The bell tower, built in the 12th and 14th centuries, is divided into three floors, the last of which has short windows with side columns typical of the 14th century. The building is home to remarkable furniture, including a Virgin with a Child of Picardy and Flemish inspiration, classified as a historical monument, as well as statues, an eighteenth-century high altar and baptismal fonts of the same period.

The church was listed as historical monuments by order of 18 October 1971. It belongs to the commune and preserves architectural and artistic elements bearing witness to its evolution throughout the centuries, including the bas-reliefs of the 12th century and statues of the 15th and 19th centuries.

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