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Église Saint-Marcellin

Monistrol-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 7 janvier 1926
Protection dates
1926/01/07 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 17e siècle, 1er quart 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Monistrol-sur-Loire
Département
Haute-Loire
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.29364, 4.17099
Mérimée reference
PA00092717

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1767 map "88 St.-Etienne, St.-Marcellin." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'édifice dut servir d'église paroissiale jusqu'en 1309, date à laquelle il fut transformé en collégiale par l'évêque du Puy pour honorer les cendres de Saint-Marcellin qui y avaient été transportées en 890. En 1777, les chanoines demandent la démolition de ce qui devait être le déambulatoire et autres piliers. En 1657, construction du clocher actuel. En 1793, démolition de l'abside et des nefs latérales. En 1806, reconstruction de l'édifice actuel. Au début du 20e siècle, suppression du dôme bulbeux du clocher. £La nef comportait trois travées de plan allongé. Le transept est formé de deux chapelles amorçant des bas-côtés de plan basilical. La coupole octogonale sur trompes recouvre le carré. Les piliers qui la supportent présentent deux ordonnances superposées. Décoration simple avec chapiteaux à feuillages. La façade présente un porche du 17e siècle.

English translation

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The building served as a parish church until 1309, when it was transformed into a collegiate church by the bishop of le Puy to honour the ashes of Saint-Marcellin which had been transferred there in 890. In 1777, the canons requested the demolition of what was to be the ambulatory and other pillars. In 1657, construction of the present bell tower. In 1793, demolition of the apse and lateral naves. In 1806, reconstruction of the present building. At the beginning of the 20th century, removal of the bulbous dome of the bell tower. The nave comprised three bays of elongated plan. The transept is formed of two chapels initiating aisles of basilical plan. The octagonal dome on squinches covers the square. The pillars supporting it present two superimposed orders. Simple decoration with foliate capitals. The façade presents a porch of the 17th century.

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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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