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Saint Pierre de Verrières Church dans l'Aube

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise gothique
Aube

Saint Pierre de Verrières Church

    32 Rue de la République
    10390 Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Église Saint-Pierre de Verrières
Crédit photo : Hg marigny - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1597
Death of Edmie de Mauroy
1614
Death of Pierre Leclerget
XVIe siècle
Construction of church
1803
Fonte of the first bell
1815
Make the second bell
1848
Table *Jesus and children *
1863
Construction of the tower
1937
Historic Monument Protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Clocher: registration by order of 12 July 1937; Church (except the bell tower): Order of 15 September 1937

Key figures

Nicolas Halins - Sculptor Author of the porch tympanum.
Napoléon III - Patron Finished the tower in 1863.
Pierre Leclerget - Local Lord He was buried in the church, died in 1614.
Edmée de Mauroy - Wife of Pierre Leclerget He was buried in the church, died in 1597.
Claude Thévenin - Painter Author of *Jesus and the Children* (1848).
Stanislas Durondeau - Painter Author of *Jesus among doctors*.

Origin and history

The church Saint-Pierre de Verrières, located in the Aube department in the Grand Est region, is a religious building built mainly in the 16th century. It is distinguished by its architecture and artistic elements, such as the stained glass windows illustrating scenes of the life of Jesus, or the tympanum of the porch representing the Coronation of the Virgin, carved by Nicolas Halins. The building also houses 16th century statues, including those of Saint Maur, Saint Martin, Saint Syre and a Virgin of Pitié, as well as a funeral slab dated 1597 and 1614.

The church tower, built in 1863, was financed in part by a donation of 4,000 Francs from Napoleon III, as evidenced by an inscription. The church has two bells, melted in 1803 and 1815 respectively, and notable furniture such as 17th and 19th century paintings, 18th century wooden pulpit, and red limestone baptismal fonts. The building has been partially listed and classified as historic monuments since 1937.

The interior of the church is enriched by works of art such as Jesus among the doctors of Stanislas Durondeau (1848) and two 17th century painted panels depicting the Descent of the Cross and the Resurrection. The five ogival windows of the chapel, four decorated with stained glass windows, as well as the statues and funeral slab of the lords Pierre Leclerget and Edmée de Mauroy, who died in 1597 and 1614, bear witness to his rich historical and artistic heritage.

Located in the commune of Verrières, the church is a representative example of Champagne religious architecture, mixing Gothic elements and later additions. Its bell tower, whose precise dating is not mentioned, has been listed separately since 1937, while the rest of the building is classified. The presence of liturgical furniture and works of art reflects the cultural and spiritual importance of this place over the centuries.

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