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Église Saint-Cyprien

Saint-Cyprien, Dordogne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par arrêté du 22 mars 1923
Protection dates
1923/03/22 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 14e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Cyprien
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.87003, 1.04329
Mérimée reference
PA00082823

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Aquitaniae descriptio" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Edifice de vaste proportion pouvant être attribué aux 13e et 14e siècles. La nef unique est recouverte de voûtes d'arêtes sur nervures. A l'est s'élève la tour carrée du clocher dont l'axe ne répondait pas à celui de l'édifice. Cette irrégularité a été corrigée en construisant, sur un des côtés, un mur de remplissage qui supporte une voûte d'arêtes. Au 18e siècle a été réalisée une clôture décorée de colonnes, fermant le sanctuaire et laissant derrière elle un espace qui sert de sacristie. En 1585, église et prieuré furent incendiés. Sous Louis XIV, l'église fut restaurée et un monastère bâti à ses côtés, composé d'un corps de logis et de deux ailes.

English translation

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Building of vast proportion that can be attributed to the 13th and 14th centuries. The single nave is covered with groin vaults on ribs. To the east rises the square bell tower whose axis did not correspond to that of the building. This irregularity was corrected by building, on one of the sides, a filling wall which supports a groin vault. In the 18th century a closing decorated with columns was realized, closing off the sanctuary and leaving behind it a space which serves as a sacristy. In 1585, church and priory were burned. Under Louis XIV, the church was restored and a monastery built at its side, composed of a main dwelling and two wings.

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Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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