Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancienne église priorale Saint-Pierre de Parthenay-le-Vieux
Parthenay, Deux-Sèvres, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- L'église : classement par liste de 1846
- Protection dates
- 1846 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 11e siècle
- Dates
- 1050
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Lieu-dit
- Parthenay-le-Vieux
- Commune
- Parthenay
- Département
- Deux-Sèvres
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.63560, -0.26594
- Mérimée reference
- PA00101307
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The County of Pictavia. Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Selon la tradition, un seigneur allant chasser écrasa en ce lieu la tête d'un jeune enfant qui ne s'était pas écarté assez vite de son chemin. En repentir, il aurait fait bâtir cet édifice (thème représenté sur le portail).
English translation
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History
According to tradition, a lord going hunting crushed in this place the head of a young child who had not moved out of the way quickly enough. In repentance, he is said to have had this building constructed (theme represented on the portal).
Nearby in the register
- Restes du prieuré de Parthenay-le-Vieuxprieuréunder 1 mi
- Propriété et parc du Marchiouxdemeureunder 1 mi
- Ancienne église Saint-Pauléglise1 mi
- Église Saint-Laurentéglise1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.