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Église Saint-Martial et Saint-Blaise

Croze, Creuse, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. B 960) : inscription par arrêté du 31 janvier 1964
Protection dates
1964/01/31 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 13e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Croze
Département
Creuse
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.81998, 2.16942
Mérimée reference
PA00100054

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Marche, Limosin, Auvergne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le patronage de l'église appartenait à l'évêque de Limoges. L'édifice est formé d'une nef unique voûtée d'un berceau brisé et divisée en trois travées par des doubleaux reçus sur colonnes engagées à chapiteaux. La troisième travée forme le choeur à chevet plat. Chapiteaux sculptés (animaux, feuillages, personnages). Chapelle du 17e siècle. Une ancienne chapelle seigneuriale a été transformée en sacristie. Clocher-mur à pignon triangulaire à une seule arcade. La façade ouest semble avoir été refaite au 17e siècle (1641). Au nord s'ouvre un portail du 13e siècle, aux chapiteaux ornés de fleurs de lys, de crochets à boule.

English translation

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The patronage of the church belonged to the bishop of Limoges. The building is formed of a single nave vaulted with a pointed barrel vault and divided into three bays by doubleaux received on engaged columns with capitals. The third bay forms the choir with straight chevet. Sculptured capitals (animals, foliage, figures). Chapel of the 17th century. An old seigneurial chapel was transformed into a sacristy. Bell tower wall with triangular gable with a single arcade. The west facade appears to have been remade in the 17th century (1641). To the north opens a portal of the 13th century, with capitals ornamented with fleurs-de-lis, with ball crochets.

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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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