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The Church of the Holy Trinity of Pierrepont, located in Lantheuil in Calvados, is a religious building whose construction begins at the end of the 11th century and continues in the 12th century. Its Romanesque elements, such as the modillons and the western portal, bear witness to this medieval period. The bell tower-wall and the choir, redesigned in the 17th and 18th centuries, illustrate subsequent architectural developments.

Until the Revolution, the parishes of Pierrepont and Amblie were linked, with a common priest named Lefort before his exile. In 1835 Pierrepont was attached to Lantheuil by the Prefect Turgot. In the 19th century, the church lost its regular use, with occasional Masses. A southern chapel, added in 1748, was destroyed in the next century.

The building retains remarkable details: a checkered frieze, a lintel carved of interlaced animals, and a sundial on a foothills. An 1869 cast iron stake adorns the cemetery. The current bell, melted in 1868, replaces the two originals. The church, classified as a historic monument in 2001, thus reflects nearly a thousand years of local history.

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