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Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Marsat, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. E 345) : inscription par arrêté du 19 février 1971
Protection dates
1971/02/19 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
10e siècle, 14e siècle, 16e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Marsat
Département
Puy-de-Dôme
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.87648, 3.08338
Mérimée reference
PA00092177

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1776 map "52 Clermont." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cet édifice est l'église de l'ancien prieuré bénédictin (nef nord). Grégoire de Tours mentionne l'église de Marsat entre 537 et 590. La relique principale du trésor était la ceinture de la Vierge, dont l'existence a été constatée en 1698 par l'évêque de Clermont. Au 7e siècle, l'évêque Saint-Priest y fonda un monastère de femmes qui, en 1165, adopta la règle de Saint-Benoît, dans l'obédience de l'abbaye de Mozat. £L'église se présente sous la forme de deux édifices accolés, une partie romane formant aujourd'hui son collatéral nord dont la construction remonterait au 10e siècle. Le vaisseau, qui est aujourd'hui la nef, date du 13e siècle et possède des voûtes plus récentes. Clocher octogonal des 18e ou 19e siècles.

English translation

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This building is the church of the old Benedictine priory (north nave). Gregory of Tours mentions the church of Marsat between 537 and 590. The principal relic of the treasury was the girdle of the Virgin, whose existence was verified in 1698 by the bishop of Clermont. In the 7th century, the bishop Saint-Priest founded a monastery of women there which, in 1165, adopted the rule of Saint-Benoît, under the obedience of the abbey of Mozat. The church presents itself in the form of two adjoining buildings, a Romanesque part forming today its north aisle whose construction dates back to the 10th century. The vessel, which is today the nave, dates from the 13th century and possesses more recent vaults. Octagonal bell tower of the 18th or 19th centuries.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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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