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Chapelle de Saint-Sylvain

La Celle, Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle de Saint-Sylvain (cad. A 151) : classement par arrêté du 19 octobre 1891
Protection dates
1891/10/19 : classé MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
2e moitié 15e siècle, 1er quart 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
Saint-Sylvain
Commune
La Celle
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.77298, 2.46689
Mérimée reference
PA00096750

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Carte du Pais de Bourbonois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Prieuré bénédictin de Déols. Les vestiges 12e siècle se trouvent dans le transept nord .Ceux du 13e siècle sont dans le chevet (actuellement en ruine). La restauration et la reconstruction de la nef et du transept sud ont eu lieu dans la seconde moitié du 15e siècle et au début du 16e siècle pour la famille Gouge. Les peintures murales, en grande partie effacées, datent de la limite 15e siècle et du 16e siècle, ainsi que du 17e siècle. Lieu de pèlerinage depuis le Moyen Age, cette église a possédé le tombeau et les reliques de saint Sylvain du 16e siècle à 1897. Ce tombeau est actuellement dans l'église de La Celle.

English translation

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Benedictine priory of Déols. The 12th-century remains are found in the north transept. Those of the 13th century are in the chevet (currently in ruins). The restoration and rebuilding of the nave and south transept took place in the second half of the 15th century and at the beginning of the 16th century for the Gouge family. The wall paintings, largely erased, date from the boundary of the 15th and 16th centuries, as well as from the 17th century. A place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages, this church possessed the tomb and relics of saint Sylvain from the 16th century to 1897. This tomb is currently in the church of La Celle.

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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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