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Saint-Brice de Beuzeville-au-Plain Church is a Catholic building located in the Manche department of Normandy. Built in the 11th and 13th centuries, it is now integrated into the new municipality of Sainte-Mère-Église. Its architecture reflects Romanesque and Gothic influences, with bays dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. A fragment of 12th century stained glass, representing an ecclesiastical with his lacrosse, is considered one of the oldest in Normandy. The choir, from the late 13th century, saw its vaults redone to the 16th after a collapse.

The church bell, dated 1724, bears the arms and names of its godfather and godmother: Antoine-François de Saint-Simon (1684-1750) and his wife Marie-Anne Françoise de Juvigny (c. 1701-1763). This detail shows the links between the building and the local aristocracy of the modern era. The church also houses rich furniture, including a 15th-century altar fragment used in a sundial, 18th-century altars, and 16th and 17th-century statues.

The building was listed as historic monuments by order of 28 February 1967. Its protection covers the entire structure, including elements such as the 17th century baptismal fonts, a 15th century window, and a 19th century cross path. These features make it a major architectural and artistic testimony of Lower Normandy, reflecting stylistic and religious evolutions over centuries.

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