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Church Saint-Germain de Manchère à Manéglise en Seine-Maritime

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise
Eglise romane
Seine-Maritime

Church Saint-Germain de Manchère

    2 Rue de l'Église
    76133 Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Église Saint-Germain de Manéglise
Crédit photo : Pymouss - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1055
Installation of the Giffards in Longueville
XIe siècle (première moitié)
Construction of the choir and bell tower
XIIe siècle
Reconstruction of the Romanesque nave
1553
Addition of the Gothic Chapel
12 juillet 1886
Historical monument classification
1969
Replacement of stained glass windows
1988
Beginning of contemporary restorations
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Church: by decree of 12 July 1886

Key figures

Les Giffard - Norman ducal family Choir and bell tower sponsors (XIe).
Jehan Leroux dit Blampain - Abbé and Lord of Mouchy Sponsor of Gothic chapel (1553).
Famille Sénécal - Descendants of Jehan Leroux The owners of the chapel until the 19th.
Bernard Legrand - Master glass Creator of stained glass (1969).

Origin and history

The Saint-Germain de Manchère church, classified as a historic monument since 12 July 1886, is an emblematic building of Norman religious architecture. It is distinguished by its 11th century choir and bell tower, built under the influence of the Giffard, a powerful ducal family descendant of Rollon. The latter dominated a fief including Manchère, before settling in Longueville in 1055. The Priory of Sainte-Foy, dependent on the Giffards, then extended its jurisdiction over the parish, marking the beginning of the construction of the present church, which replaced a chapel and an earlier temple.

In the 12th century, the nave was rebuilt in Norman Romanesque style, characterized by carved capitals typical of the region. The sixteenth century saw the addition of a Gothic chapel, commissioned in 1553 by Jehan Leroux, called Blampain, abbot and descendant of the lords of Mouchy, a local fief. This chapel became the sanctuary of his family, including the Senecals, lawyers and collectors of the salt attic of Harfleur, until the 19th century. Local noble families, like those of the Herbouville fief, were buried there, testifying to its central role in community and religious life.

The church experienced periods of neglect, especially during the Revolution, when its priest, exiled for refusing to take the oath, let the building deteriorate. Closed to the public for years, it was restored from 1988, revealing a millennial fresco on the ceiling of the choir. The stained glass windows, replaced in 1969 by Bernard Legrand, and the contemporary works gave the church its glory, making it a symbol of Romanesque and Gothic art in Normandy.

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