Eglise st Denis, Amboise, Centre, France - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

FR/La collégiale Saint-Denis d'Amboise est un édifice de style roman construit à partir de 1107 par Hugues Ier, seigneur d'Amboise. Elle est bâtie à l'emplacement d'un oratoire édifiée au IVe siècle par saint Martin, évêque de Tours, lui même bâti sur un temple païen. C'est donc la plus ancienne Eglise de la ville.
L'église se présente comme un bâtiment de style roman: un plan simple, des lignes pures et sobres et de somptueux chapiteaux sculptés.
L'édifice a été agrandi au XVIe siècle en lui adjoignant tout le collatéral sud, de la Mise au tombeau jusqu'à la chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux (qui déborde nettement au-delà de l'entrée sur la façade ouest).
Effondré au XVIIIe siècle , le clocher a du être reconstruit à cette même époque
On trouve également dans la collégiale Saint-Denis quelques très beaux vitraux du XIXe siècle, comme celui de l'Ascension ou celui de la Vierge en majesté.
EN/The collegiate church of Saint-Denis d'Amboise is a Romanesque style building from 1107 by Hugh I, lord of Amboise. It is built on the site of an oratory built in the fourth century by Saint Martin, Bishop of Tours, itself built on a pagan temple. It is the oldest church in the city.
The church looks like a Romanesque building: a simple plan, pure and simple lines and sumptuous carved capitals.
The building was enlarged in the sixteenth century by adding to it all the south aisle of the Entombment to the chapel of the Font (which clearly projects beyond the entrance on the west coast).
Collapsed in the eighteenth century, the tower had to be rebuilt at the same time
Also found in the Saint-Denis collegiate some beautiful stained glass windows of the nineteenth century, such as the Ascension or that of the Virgin in Majesty.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1107 Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Eglise catholique If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Street address of Church: 9 rue St Denis Amboise, Centre France 37400 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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