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Église

Sainte-Dode, Gers, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église en totalité, à l'exception de l'appentis (cad. ZD 67) : inscription par arrêté du 8 novembre 2007
Protection dates
2007/11/08 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 17e siècle, 2e moitié 19e siècle
Dates
1875
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Sainte-Dode
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.41953, 0.36484
Mérimée reference
PA00094913

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1770 map "74 Auch." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Dans sa partie la plus ancienne, l'église paraît remonter au 11e ou 12e siècle (portail et ancien choeur). Il y avait là un monastère bâti pour célébrer le martyre de Sainte-Dode, décapitée au 5e siècle non loin de là. Le monastère, plus tard prieuré, faisait partie des possessions de l'abbaye de Simorre. L'église a été bâtie sur les vestiges d'un prieuré démoli par les Jésuites d'Auch. Vers la fin du 17e siècle, l'édifice a été agrandi à l'est, entraînant la démolition du chevet roman et son remplacement par un choeur à chevet plat. La tour du clocher date de 1874. la tour de l'escalier, adossée au nord, remonterait au 14e siècle. La chapelle méridionale est couverte de peintures originales.

English translation

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In its oldest part, the church appears to date to the 11th or 12th century (portal and old choir). There was a monastery built there to celebrate the martyrdom of Saint Dode, beheaded in the 5th century not far away. The monastery, later a priory, was part of the possessions of the abbey of Simorre. The church was built on the remains of a priory demolished by the Jesuits of Auch. Towards the end of the 17th century, the building was enlarged to the east, resulting in the demolition of the Romanesque chevet and its replacement by a choir with a flat chevet. The bell tower dates from 1874. The staircase tower, adjoining to the north, would date back to the 14th century. The southern chapel is covered with original paintings.

Nearby in the register

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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