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The church Saint-André de Rosnay is a Catholic religious monument located in the commune of Rosnay, in the department of Indre, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Built during the fourth quarter of the 15th century, it belongs to the natural region of Brenne and depends on the archdiocese of Bourges. Its architecture combines a unique rectangular nave, a flat bedside choir, and a bell tower probably added in the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. The building preserves a remarkable set of murals covering the walls of the nave and choir, as well as a roofing panelling and dogive vaults.

The church was initially linked to a priory dependent on the abbey of Saint Cyran, abolished in 1712. After that date, his patronage was entrusted to the Archbishop of Bourges. The total reconstruction of the church in the 15th century was partly financed by the Taveau family, lords of the Bouchet, whose coats of arms are present. The monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 14 January 1994, underwent renovations in the 19th century, without major transformation of its original structure.

The interior of the church is distinguished by its medieval painted decorations, while its slate mixture cover (for the nave and the choir) and tiles (for the sacristy). The bell tower, after the initial construction, marks a later architectural evolution. Today, the building remains the property of the commune of Rosnay and is part of the religious and heritage landscape of Indre, bearing witness to local history and its medieval heritage.

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