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Church of Saint Peter Saint Paul of Ablis dans les Yvelines

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise gothique

Church of Saint Peter Saint Paul of Ablis

    22 Place de l'Église
    78660 Ablis
Ownership of the municipality
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul dAblis
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Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1115
Initial construction
milieu XVIe siècle
Creation of stained glass
1894–1896
Reconstruction of the bell tower
4 décembre 1914
Classification of stained glass
17 février 1950
Registration of the church
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Church: registration by decree of 17 February 1950

Key figures

Geoffroy de Presles - Construction Initiator Church commander in 1115.
Pierre Poncet de la Rivière - Personality buried Burial in the church (1600–1681).
Louis de Carcado - Descendant buried Rear-grandson of Poncet (1712–1763).
Nicolas Lorin - Master glassmaker Restoration of the stained glass in 1874.
Richard Patin - Stained glass sponsor Donor of Marian stained glass (XVI century).
Nicolas Guybert - Sculptor decorator Work in the 16th century in the church.

Origin and history

The church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul d'Ablis, located in the Yvelines in Île-de-France, has a composite architecture reflecting several epochs. Its construction began in 1115 under the impetus of Geoffroy de Presles, probably on 11th century foundations. The nave and facade date from the 12th century, while the bell tower, erected in the 13th century, and the southern chapel, built between the late 14th and early 15th centuries, illustrate the evolution of Gothic styles. The stained glass of the Life of the Virgin (mid-16th century), classified in 1914, bears witness to the artistic importance of the monument, completed in 1874 by master glassmaker Nicolas Lorin.

The building, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1950, preserves traces of its successive transformations. In the 17th century, a contract was made with architect Louis Poitevin to enlarge the nave (1694), and the bell tower was rebuilt between 1894 and 1896. The church also housed the burials of Pierre Poncet de la Rivière (1600–81) and his great-grandson Louis de Carcado (1712–63), highlighting his role in local history. Originally dependent on the Abbey of Jehoshaphat, it embodies the religious and artistic heritage of the region.

The stained glass windows, especially the one commanded by Richard Patin, tell Marian scenes in three registers: the Assumption, the Adoration of the Magi and the Death of the Virgin. These works, restored and enriched in the 19th century, combine medieval iconography and modern additions. The church, owned by the commune, remains a testimony of the artistic exchanges between Chartres (via Lorin) and Île-de-France, while preserving elements carved by Nicolas Guybert in the 16th century.

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