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Origin and history

The church of Saint Martin in Buzy, classified as a historical monument, finds its origins in the thirteenth century, a period of which today only the choir remains. The nave was rebuilt between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century, while four chapels, including that of the Trinity (now Saint-Barthélémy chapel after the Revolution), were erected in the 1st quarter of the 17th century. The Trinity Chapel, founded between 1608 and 1621 by Dieudonné Joly, parish priest of Buzy from 1598 to 1632, illustrates the local influence of the religious donors of the time. Sources diverge on its exact date of foundation, the Pouillé evoking 1608 and Abbé Gillant 1621.

The bell tower, destroyed and rebuilt in 1830, was changed again in the 2nd half of the 19th century, as was the portal and vaulting of the choir. The building suffered major destruction during the First World War (1914-1918), requiring restoration in 1922 by the company Pagny-Collin of Nancy, according to the plans of the Verduese architects Mazon and Chesnay. A last update to the taste of the day took place in 1965. The church preserves the marks and coats of arms of the Lenoncourt family, testimonies of its social and artisanal history.

Only the church body (excluding the bell tower rebuilt after 1918) has been protected by an inscription in the Historical Monuments since 4 November 1982. Owned by the municipality of Buzy-Darmont (Meuse), the building embodies architectural transformations and reconstructions related to conflicts, while reflecting local religious and community history since the Middle Ages.

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