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Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais

Langogne, Lozère, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par liste de 1840
Protection dates
1840 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 14e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Langogne
Département
Lozère
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.72690, 3.85536
Mérimée reference
PA00103828

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1777 map "89 Le Puy." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Edifice du 12e siècle, remanié à la fin du 15e. Il se compose d'une nef flanquée de deux collatéraux. Sur ces collatéraux ouvrent des chapelles datant du 15e siècle. Sur la première travée, la chapelle du côté sud est consacrée à Notre-Dame de Tout-Pouvoirs. Y est adorée une petite Vierge noire qui aurait été ramenée de Rome, selon la tradition, par la vicomtesse de Langogne qui l'aurait reçue des mains du pape.

English translation

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Edifice of the 12th century, altered at the end of the 15th. It comprises a nave flanked by two aisles. On these aisles open chapels dating from the 15th century. On the first bay, the chapel on the south side is dedicated to Notre-Dame de Tout-Pouvoirs. A small Black Virgin is worshipped there which is said to have been brought back from Rome, according to tradition, by the viscountess of Langogne who is said to have received it from the hands of the Pope.

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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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