Eglise Notre Dame de Priaires - Val du Mignon, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member sara et gege
N 46° 08.590 W 000° 36.373
30T E 684875 N 5112740
the church is located in the heart of the village. l'église est située au coeur du village.
Waymark Code: WM12NY3
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 06/24/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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En source ParvisPoitiers:
Priaires appears for the first time in the cartulary of Saint-Jean-d'Angély around 1044. There was a small area there (villula) where the large neighboring Benedictine abbey will install some monks (at least two), who will live in the building which adjoins the church on the right and at the bottom, the priory. Still today the church keeps two blocked doors on the west side and on the south side. The monks were to serve the parish. The cemetery was to the left of the church. The spelling of the name goes from Pirariis or Piriariis (11th century), to Perières (15th century) then Prayers (17th century). The church is under the patronage of Notre-Dame. Before the Revolution, it was part of the Archdiocese of Surgères, Diocese of Saintes.

The Priaries church is very simple, a rectangle of about 25 m by 6. From the primitive church, which probably had the same plan, but was probably higher in elevation compared to the two north windows, only remains the north door, furnished with large arches in third point, the pointed arch of the bell tower, on the west wall, common to the church and the old priory, some stones carved in the walls of the neighboring house and probably part of the east wall.

Fr source ParvisPoitiers :
Priaires apparaît pour la première fois dans le cartulaire de Saint-Jean-d'Angély vers 1044. Il y avait là un petit domaine (villula) où la grande abbaye bénédictine voisine installera quelques moines (au moins deux), qui vivront dans le bâtiment qui jouxte l'église à droite et au fond, le prieuré. Encore aujourd'hui l'église garde deux portes bouchées du côté ouest et du côté sud. Les moines devaient desservir la paroisse. Le cimetière était à gauche de l'église. L'orthographe du nom passe de Pirariis ou Piriariis (11e siècle), à Perières (15e siècle) puis Prières (17e siècle). L'église est sous le patronage de Notre-Dame. Elle faisait partie, avant la Révolution, de l'archiprêtré de Surgères, diocèse de Saintes.

L'église de Priaires est très simple, un rectangle d'environ 25 m sur 6. De l'église primitive, qui avait probablement le même plan, mais était sans doute plus haute en élévation au regard des deux fenêtres nord, ne restent que la porte nord, garnie de grosses voussures en tiers-point, l'arcade ogivale du campanile, sur le mur ouest, commune à l'église et à l'ancien prieuré, quelques pierres sculptées dans les murs de la maison voisine et vraisemblablement une partie du mur est.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1100

Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: catholic

Street address of Church:
route de Marsais
Priaires, Nouvelle Aquitaine France
79210

Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed

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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