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Saint-Brice Church of Villotte-front-Louppy à Villotte-devant-Louppy dans la Meuse

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise
Meuse

Saint-Brice Church of Villotte-front-Louppy

    2-4 Ruelle de l'Église
    55250 Villotte-devant-Louppy
Église Saint-Brice de Villotte-devant-Louppy
Église Saint-Brice de Villotte-devant-Louppy
Église Saint-Brice de Villotte-devant-Louppy
Église Saint-Brice de Villotte-devant-Louppy
Église Saint-Brice de Villotte-devant-Louppy
Crédit photo : LANG Yannick - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
1300
1400
1800
1900
2000
XIIe siècle
Initial construction
XIIIe siècle
Dependence of a priory
1847
Added bell tower
17 avril 1918
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Choir, transept and apse: by order of 17 April 1918

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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Brice de Villotte-devant-Louppy is a religious building located in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region. It is part of the parish of Saint-Jacques-de-l'Aire in the diocese of Verdun. Its architecture reflects two major periods of construction: the 12th and 15th centuries, with flamboyant elements visible in the choir and transept.

The church was erected in several countrysides, and depended on a priory in the 13th century. In 1847, a bell tower was added, but it was damaged with the roof during the First World War. On April 17, 1918, the building was partially classified as Historic Monuments, covering the choir, transept and apse.

The chorus and transept, flamboyant in style, are pierced with ogival windows. The north transept wall is built of torchi and oak beams. Inside, certain elements of furniture, such as veils, a conopée and a statue of Saint John the Baptist, are protected as objects of historical monuments.

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