Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul
Piedicroce, Haute-Corse, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (cad. C 459) : classement par arrêté du 12 octobre 1976
- Protection dates
- 1976/10/12 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 4e quart 17e siècle
- Dates
- 1691
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Piedicroce
- Département
- Haute-Corse
- Region
- Corse
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 42.37628, 9.36773
- Mérimée reference
- PA00099230
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1647 map "Stato della Chiesa con la Toscana" (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise complétée par un clocher jouxtant le côté gauche de la façade principale. L'intérieur est formé d'une nef unique et de sept chapelles latérales. Le plafond est décoré de fresques représentant la Résurrection du Christ. Les murs présentent également une riche ornementation.
English translation
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History
Church completed by a bell tower adjoining the left side of the main façade. The interior is formed of a single nave and seven lateral chapels. The ceiling is decorated with frescoes representing the Resurrection of Christ. The walls also present rich ornamentation.
Nearby in the register
- Chapelle de confrérie Santa-Devotachapelleunder 1 mi
- Église Sainte-Margueriteégliseunder 1 mi
- Chapelle Santa-Maria-Assuntachapelleunder 1 mi
- Chapelle Saint-Georgeschapelle1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.