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Saint Sulpice de Mergey Church, located in the Aube department in the Grand Est region, is a religious building whose origins date back to the 13th and 16th centuries. It is distinguished by its structure in Latin cross, where the nave and a span of the transept date from the 12th century, while the apse five-sided and other parts were built in the 15th century. Its furniture, including a triptych of 16th century statues forming the altarpiece of the chapel Saint-Nicolas, a statue of Sulpice in gold polychrome oak, as well as a credence niche sink, testify to its rich artistic and liturgical heritage.

The church was once integrated into a parish under the Grand-Doyenné de Troyes, under the presentation of the Prior of Saint Sepulcher. A colt of 1761 mentions St Julien as the second patron of the building. Ranked among historical monuments since 1951, it embodies local religious and architectural history, with protected elements such as the double transept and the choir.

The precise location of the church is attested at Mergey, 112 Rue Général de Gaulle, in an area whose geographical accuracy is considered satisfactory. The building, owned by the municipality, preserves traces of the stylistic and spiritual evolutions of the region, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, while remaining a place of worship and active heritage.

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