Eglise St Maixent de Souché, Niort, France
N 46° 19.579 W 000° 25.441
30T E 698285 N 5133529
Une des églises de Niort / Niort church
Waymark Code: WMHFQ1
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 07/06/2013
Views: 4
The oldest in his construction in the XVIIIth, the church Saint-Maixent in what was originally the village of Souché, today integrated too in Niort.
At first, the Romanic church was destroyed as many during the religious wars and rebuilt from 1783. Building with unique nave, her is dedicated to saint Maixent, monk died in Poitou in 515.
The bell tower, as for him, dates 1857.
La plus ancienne dans sa construction au XVIIIème, l’église Saint-Maixent dans ce qui était à l’origine le village de Souché, aujourd’hui intégré lui aussi à Niort.
Au départ, l'église romane fut détruite comme beaucoup pendant les guerres de religion et rebâtie à partir de 1783. Bâtiment à nef unique, elle est dédiée à Saint Maixent, moine mort en Poitou en 515.
Le clocher, quant à lui, date de 1857.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Diocese: Niort
Address/Location:
Rue de la mairie
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
Relvant Web Site: Not listed
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