Former Ossuary at Eglise Saint-Théodule - Cudrefin, VD, Switzerland
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fi67
N 46° 56.964 E 007° 01.663
32T E 349916 N 5201429
The side chapel of the church of Cudrefin was built over an old ossuary.
Waymark Code: WMYZ5Q
Location: Vaud, Switzerland
Date Posted: 08/14/2018
Views: 2
EN: The church Saint-Théodule sits on the edge of the hill in the hamlet Montet with a great view over the main village Cudrefin and the Lake.
The Gothic church consists of a nave with a rectangular chancel on the east and the bell tower and a side chapel on the south side. All corners and framings are painted in yellow.
The original construction date is unknown, but probably before 1000 AD. In the early 15th century most of the church was rebuilt and the Trinity chapel added over an older ossuary. I could not find any details, especially not when the ossuary was in use, but most probably not longer than when the area was reformed by the Bernese conquerors in 1536.
The church was renovated in the early 20th century and again in the late 1980s. Today, it belongs to Evangelical-Reformed parish of Vully-Avenches and is very popular for weddings.
FR: L'église Saint-Théodule est située au bord de la colline dans le hameau de Montet et offre une vue magnifique sur le village principal de Cudrefin et le lac.
L'église gothique se compose d'une nef avec un choeur rectangulaire à l'est et du clocher et d'une chapelle latérale du côté sud. Tous les coins et les cadrages sont peints en jaune.
La date de construction initiale est inconnue, mais probablement avant 1000 apr. Au début du XVe siècle, la majeure partie de l'église a été reconstruite et la chapelle de la Trinité a été ajoutée à un ancien ossuaire. Je ne trouvais aucun détail, surtout quand l'ossuaire était en service, mais probablement pas plus longtemps que lorsque la région fut réformée par les conquérants bernois en 1536.
L'église a été rénové au début du XXe siècle et à la fin des années 1980. Aujourd'hui, il appartient à la paroisse évangélique réformée de Vully-Avenches et est très populaire pour les mariages.
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