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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Louvent d'Andelot, located in Andelot-Blancheville (Haute-Marne), has its origins at least since 871, when Count Guibert ceded his lands. In 1140, the bishop of Langres Geoffroy de La Roche-Vanneau offered the church to the abbey of Septfontaines, a donation confirmed by his successors Manassès de Bar-sur-Seine (1189) and Garnier de Rochefort (1194). This condition lasted until 1760.

The current Gothic-style structure was mainly built in the 13th century, including the apse, nave and facade. The narthex, later added, dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. The church was burned in 1570 by the Protestants and restored in 1571. The vault of the first span was rebuilt in 1602, and the pillars of the bell tower strengthened in 1607.

The bell tower, by Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon, was built in the early eighteenth century. The church houses a major altar in the choir, as well as altars dedicated to Saint John and Saint Gabriel, the latter linked to a title to benefit founded in 1230 by bourgeois of Joinville, Chaumont and Montéclair. The Saint John Chapel was founded in 1400 by the inhabitants of Andelot.

Ranked a historic monument on July 6, 1925, the church is distinguished by its nave with three five-span ships, vaulted with warheads, and its choir apse five-sided. The bell tower, with a roof to the imperial, dominates the first span of the central ship. The apsidioles, covered with vaults with eight quarters, communicate with the first span of the choir.

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