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Saint-Honorine du Bény-Bocage Church is a religious monument located in the commune of Souleuvre in Bocage, Normandy. Although its name evokes a dedication to Saint Honorine, a Christian figure associated with the region, the available sources do not specify its date of foundation or the stages of its construction. Its architecture and role in the local community remain to be studied in more detail.

In the Norman Bocage, parish churches such as Sainte-Honorine traditionally served as places of worship, assembly and social cohesion for the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. These buildings, often built or redesigned between the Middle Ages and the modern era, reflected local religious practices and dynamics, while playing a central role in daily life, from ceremonies to employers' holidays.