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Ancienne église Sainte-Catherine

Razines, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (ancienne) (cad. ZB 62) : inscription par arrêté du 28 août 1950
Protection dates
1950/08/28 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
route de Faye-la-Vineuse à Razines
Commune
Razines
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.97393, 0.37223
Mérimée reference
PA00097933

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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).

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L'ancienne église appartenait à l'abbaye de Noyers qui la reçut en don au début du 12e siècle. Elle fut sans doute reconstruite après cette donation. Le prieuré cure constituait un fief relevant de Faye. Ruiné, l'édifice présente une façade occidentale percée d'une porte en plein cintre dont les voussures ont conservé des traces de leur mouluration et sont circonscrites par une archivolte décorée d'une ligne de festons et d'un damier. L'édifice se compose d'une nef couverte en charpente, terminée par un chevet plat. La nef est accompagnée au nord par un collatéral ajouté au 15e siècle. Le choeur rectangulaire, du 15e siècle, est en ruine.

English translation

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The former church belonged to the abbey of Noyers which received it as a gift in the early 12th century. It was no doubt rebuilt after this donation. The priory cure constituted a fief dependent on Faye. Ruined, the building presents a western façade pierced by a round arch door whose voussoirs have preserved traces of their moulding and are circumscribed by an archivolt decorated with a line of scallops and a chequerboard pattern. The building consists of a nave covered with roof structure, terminated by a flat chevet. The nave is accompanied to the north by an aisle added in the 15th century. The rectangular choir, of the 15th century, is in ruins.

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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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