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Origin and history

The Saint-Blaise church of Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec, classified as a Historic Monument in 1924, has a composite structure reflecting centuries of construction. The bell tower floors, the bedside and the chapels, built in medium apparatus, date from the 11th and 12th centuries, while the bell tower, covered with flat tiles in the pavilion, and the logis en moellon (plan en U) testify to subsequent additions. The priory, first mentioned in 1261, was probably linked to the lords of Saint-Bonnet, who held a partial jurisdiction and their family tomb in 1287. In 1630 he was attached to the Chartreuse de Lyon, marking a turning point in his institutional history.

The nave and choir were probably erected in the first half of the 12th century. The northern and southern chapels, consecrated in 1493, were financed respectively by merchant Guillaume Soleymieux and prior Falcon de Boutheon. This period also saw the modification of the façade window. In the 16th century, a porch was added, followed in 1606-1607 by the construction of the tower tower of the bell tower (with an inscription) and the enlargement of the south bay of the transept, decorated with the coat of arms of the prior Gaiffier. The primary buildings, rebuilt in the 15th century after the construction of the ramparts (1409-1412), bore the weapons of prior Antoine du Chevalard (1422-1458).

Major restorations took place in the 19th and 20th centuries: in 1846 the walls were raised to support a structure (replacing the tiles laid directly on the vault), and in the 1930s a general restoration removed the sacristy behind the abside, rebuilt the axial window, and demolished the porch. The prioral home, divided during the Revolution and partially demolished in 1950, retained decorative elements re-used elsewhere, such as in Brasilard. A stone dated 1672, at the coat of arms of the Chartreuse de Lyon, attests to the lasting links with this religious order.

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