Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancien prieuré de Saint-Jean-du-Gray
Azay-sur-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Prieuré de Saint-Jean-du-Gray (restes de l'ancien) (cad. ZK) : classement par arrêté du 24 mars 1928
- Protection dates
- 1928/03/24 : classé MH
- Type
- prieuré
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 14e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Azay-sur-Cher
- Département
- Indre-et-Loire
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.31908, 0.84393
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097554
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
De l'ancien prieuré bénédictin, dépendance de l'abbaye de Cormery, il subsiste le clocher de l'église, la salle capitulaire et l'ancien réfectoire. Au-dessus de la salle capitulaire se trouve le dortoir. Du réfectoire ne subsiste plus qu'un mur, et les restes de la chaire avec son escsalier. Le clocher se termine par une flèche de forme ovoïde. Vestiges de peinture murale du 14e siècle.
English translation
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History
From the old Benedictine priory, a dependency of the abbey of Cormery, there survives the bell tower of the church, the chapter house and the old refectory. Above the chapter house is found the dormitory. Of the refectory there survives only a wall, and the remains of the reading desk with its staircase. The bell tower ends in a spire of ovoid form. Vestiges of 14th century wall painting.
Nearby in the register
- Château de la Michelinièrechâteauunder 1 mi
- Tour du Brandonédifice fortifié1 mi
- Château de Leugnychâteau2 mi
- Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleineéglise2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.