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Origin and history

The church Saint-Irénée de Luriecq is a religious building built in the 2nd quarter of the 16th century, located in the commune of Luriecq, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This monument, classified by ministerial decree in 1973, illustrates the religious architecture of the Renaissance in the Loire department. Its classification as Historic Monument underscores its heritage importance and conservation status, although its precise location is considered poor (note 5/10) according to the criteria of geographical accuracy.

The church, owned by the municipality of Luriecq, is identified under the cadastral reference E 344. Its official address, 5001 Church Square, corresponds to the GPS coordinates recorded in the Merimée base. Although available sources (Monumentum, internal data) do not specify its current use (visits, rentals, worship), its status as a Historic Monument protects the entire structure, reflecting its central role in local history. No information is provided on any sponsors, architects or major events related to its construction.

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, to which Luriecq belongs, was in the sixteenth century an area of transition between the architectural influences of northern and southern France. Parish churches, like Saint-Irenaeus, then served as places of community gathering, prayer and affirmation of local power, often under the aegis of lords or bourgeois enriched by trade. Their construction met both spiritual needs and prestige, in a context marked by the wars of Religion and the social transformations of the Renaissance.

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