Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Noyers - Gaillefontaine, France
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N 49° 38.032 E 001° 38.032
31U E 401353 N 5498819
[EN] The very old church of Saint Jean-Baptiste des Noyers de Gaillefontaine dates from the beginning of the 12th century. [FR] La très ancienne église Saint Jean-Baptiste des Noyers de Gaillefontaine date du début du XIIe siècle.
Waymark Code: WM177HJ
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 12/30/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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"The Saint Jean-Baptiste church was probably built at the very beginning of the 12th century, in the hamlet of Noyers which was absorbed in the 19th century by the commune of Gaillefontaine in Normandy.

The building then narrowly escaped destruction because the inhabitants, attached to their church, strongly opposed it. The dating of the building is possible thanks to one of the beams of the nave, which bears the precise date of 1141.

The church is made up of a single nave, deeply modified in the 18th century and covered with a paneled vault. In its extension, there is a choir with a flat apse provided with windows, the construction of which dates back to the 13th century.

A polygonal bell tower rises above the entrance wall. The building has several items of listed furniture, including a life-size polychrome stone statue of Saint John the Baptist dating from the 16th century, as well as a monolithic stone baptismal font from the 11th-12th century; they are made of a tank decorated at the four corners with small columns surmounted by capitals decorated with spearheads."

Sources : The Church

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" L'église Saint Jean-Baptiste fut vraisemblablement construite au tout début du XIIe siècle, dans le hameau des Noyers qui fut absorbé au XIXe siècle par la commune de Gaillefontaine en Normandie.

L'édifice échappa alors de peu à la destruction du fait que les habitants, attachés à leur église, s'y opposèrent fermement. La datation de l'édifice est possible grâce à l'une des poutres de la nef, qui porte la date précise de 1141.

L'église se compose d'une nef unique, profondément remaniée au XVIIIe siècle et couverte d'une voûte lambrissée. Dans son prolongement, se place un chœur à chevet plat pourvu de baies dont la construction remonte au XIIIe siècle.

Un clocher polygonal se dresse au-dessus du mur d'entrée. L'édifice possède plusieurs éléments de mobilier classés, dont une statue grandeur nature en pierre polychrome de Saint Jean-Baptiste datant du XVIe siècle, ainsi que des fonts baptismaux en pierre monolithe du XIe-XIIe siècle ; ils sont faits d’une cuve ornée aux quatre coins de colonnettes surmontées de chapiteaux décorés de fers de lance."

Sources : L'Eglise

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1101

Age of Church building determined by?: Church website

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

Street address of Church:
Hameau des Noyers (D135)
Gaillefontaine, Seine-Maritime France
76870


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

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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

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