Eglise Saint Michel - Cereste, Paca, France
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N 43° 51.328 E 005° 35.471
31T E 708252 N 4859084
L'Eglise Saint Michel de Cereste
Waymark Code: WMWDFM
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 08/19/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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FR La première construction de cette église appartenant à un petit prieuré, remonte au Moyen-Âge puis elle devient paroissiale et, au XVIIème et XVIIIème siècles, elle eut des agrandissements.
Elle est encore modifiée au XIXème, à tel point que l'église est consacrée en 1829 par Monseigneur Miollis, évêque de Digne.

Description architecturale
Nef unique, deux bas-côtés de trois travées voûtées d'arêtes
Chevet plat
Façade occidentale : porte d'entrée en chêne, encadrée de deux pilastres et surmontée d'un fronton cintré
Tympan avec une niche en plein cintre cantonnée de deux pilastres avec ailerons à spirales, abritant une statuette de la Vierge. Oculus au-dessus de la porte.
Façade nord : présence d'un clocher de quatre étages séparés par des bandeaux et surmonté d'un campanile en fer forgé

Elle possède une statue de Saint Michel terrassant le dragon, de 130 cm de haut, en bois polychrome et doré. Saint Michel est vêtu en centurion romain. Le clocher est surmonté d’un campanile provençal en fer.
EN The first building of this church belonging to a small priory, dates back to the Middle Ages, then became a parish church, and in the 17th and 18th centuries it was enlarged.
It is still altered in the XIXth century, so much so that the church is consecrated in 1829 by Bishop Miollis of Digne.

Architectural description
Single nave, two aisles of three bays vaulted with ridges
Flat bedside table
Western facade: entrance door in oak, framed by two pilasters and surmounted by a curved pediment
Tympanum with a semicircular niche confined to two pilasters with spiral fins, sheltering a statuette of the Virgin. Oculus over the door.
North facade: a bell tower of four floors separated by headbands and surmounted by a wrought iron bell tower

It has a statue of Saint Michael slaying the dragon, 130 cm high, in polychrome and gilded wood. Saint Michael is dressed as a Roman centurion. The bell tower is surmounted by a Provencal iron bell tower.
Type of Church: Church

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Diocese: Digne les Bains

Address/Location:
Boulevard Jean Jaures
Cereste, France
04280

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Date of organization: Not listed

Date of building construction: Not listed

Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

Archdiocese: Not listed
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