Church of Saint John the Baptist en Savoie

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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lullin came into being in the 11th century under the episcopate of Guy de Faucigny, bishop of Geneva (1078–1120). At that time, the building is dedicated to Saint Oyen, and the village bears the toponym Saint-Oyen-de-Lullin. Half of the church's income was then transferred to the Saint-Victor Priory in Geneva. The early church is linked to the priory of Bellevaux, founded later, and becomes a dependency of the church Our Lady of the Assumption.

In the 14th century, the patronage of the church passed to Saint John the Baptist. The building was mentioned in 1411 during a pastoral visit by Bishop John V of Bertrand. A reconstruction took place in 1577 on the current site of the cemetery, with a shingle roof and a cellar reserved for rectors. The bell tower, which was destroyed during the Revolution, was rebuilt in 1806, and then equipped with an arrow in 1864 under the direction of architect Pompey.

A new church, designed by architect Blanchet with stones from the Château de la Motte, was erected between 1840 and 1841 and consecrated in 1848 by Monsignor Rendu. In 1963, a fire ravaged the bell tower, causing the bells to melt, replaced the same year. Major renovations followed in 1964 and again in 2002–2003, with a solemn inauguration on 16 November 2003. The bells were automated in 1995, marking the modernization of the building.

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