Church of Saint Lubin de Chassant dans l'Eure-et-Loir

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Origin and history

The church Saint-Lubin de Chassant, located in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region, dates back to the 12th century. Its Romanesque architecture is recognized by the foothills, the small high windows and the bicolored cornice (white stone and greystone) bordering its slate roof. The building, composed of a single vessel completed by a rounded apse, preserves traces of its medieval origins despite subsequent transformations, including doors and windows closed over the centuries.

Inside, the church houses remarkable works such as a monumental statue of Jeanne d'Arc (1921) in steel patinated plaster, offered by sculptor Felix Charpentier after the canonization of the Pucelle in 1920. A classic 17th-century altarpiece, 7 meters high, decorated with Corinthian columns and statues (Saint Lubin, Saint Radegonde, Saint Jouan), dominates the nave. The stained glass windows, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, illustrate religious scenes, including a Crucifixion (1925) paying tribute to the First World War soldiers.

The building, attached to the parish of Saint-Lubin du Perche, is distinguished by its two-storey quadrangular bell tower, its entrance porch and its eight stained glass windows illuminating the nave. The bays of the apse, reserved for the sacristy, house two 19th century stained glass windows (Porte de Croix, Descent of the Cross), while the west rose (1994), signed Hervé Loire, represents the symbols of Saint Lubin. These elements reflect an artistic and spiritual history rooted in Percheron territory.

The church owes part of its heritage to Felix Charpentier (1858–1924), a Vauclusian sculptor married to a resident of Chassant. His plastered Christ on the beam of glory and his Virgin to the Child of the sixteenth century in polychrome stone testify to his attachment to the place. The painting Let Little Children Come to Me (1996), integrated into the altarpiece, is a contemporary creation by Evelyne Bacchi Rosimiro, illustrating the continuing artistic vitality of the site.

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