Church of Saint Quentin de Sailly-Laurette dans la Somme

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Origin and history

The church of Saint Quentin de Sailly-Laurette, located in the department of the Somme, was originally built at the end of the 18th century under the name of Saint Quentin and Saint Benedicte. This building, designed by the architect Senachal of Corbie Abbey, was completely destroyed during World War I fighting. A notable element of the old church was a bas-relief of François-Augustin Carpentier, representing the martyrdom of Saint Quentin, offered in 1859 by the Bishop of Amiens. This bas-relief, which disappeared after 1918, was rediscovered in 2000 in the Saint-Laurent church of Rozoy-sur-Serre (Aisne).

The reconstruction of the present church began after the war under the direction of architect Marcel Gogois. Inaugurated on September 13, 1925, it adopted a neo-Roman brick style, with a cruciform plan, a slate bell tower and a transept lit by a large glass window. The bedside ends in apse, and the openings recall the Romanesque style. Albert Roze, sculptor, directed Le Bon Pasteur for the tabernacle of the high altar.

The church symbolizes post-war reconstruction in the region, marked by the massive destruction of heritage during the conflict. His history is documented in books such as the History of the Borough of Peronne (1865) by Abbé Paul Decagny. The bas-relief of Carpentier, now preserved in the Aisne, bears witness to artistic exchanges between the dioceses of Amiens and Laon in the 19th century.

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