Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancienne église abbatiale
Saint-Savin, Vienne, 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
- 2e moitié 11e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Saint-Savin
- Département
- Vienne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.56477, 0.86600
- Mérimée reference
- PA00105712
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1768 map "31 Le Blanc, Chateauroux, Montmorillon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'abbaye de Saint-Savin a été fondée au début du 9e siècle sur le site de la découverte des sépultures de deux saints martyrs chrétiens, Savin et Cyprien, morts au 5e siècle. La construction de l'actuelle église abbatiale date de la seconde moitié du 11e siècle (1040-1090). L'édifice est une construction hétérogène ; ses différentes parties (deux cryptes, transept, chevet, nef en deux parties, clocher-porche, tourelle d'escalier) reflètent les étapes successives de la construction. Endommagée pendant la guerre de Cent Ans, l'abbatiale a connu des restaurations aus 14e et 15e siècles. Au 16e siècle, l'abbatiale échappe de peu à la destruction. L'installation de la congrégation de Saint-Maur en 1640 permet à l'abbaye de connaître un renouveau : restauration du clocher, nouveau mobilier, ... Restaurations aux 19e et 20e siècles : la croisée du transept et ses peintures, ainsi que les peintures de la crypte, ont été restaurées au cours des années 1981-1995.
English translation
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History
The abbey of Saint-Savin was founded in the early 9th century on the site of the discovery of the sepultures of two Christian martyr saints, Savin and Cyprien, who died in the 5th century. The construction of the present abbey church dates from the second half of the 11th century (1040-1090). The building is a heterogeneous construction; its different parts (two crypts, transept, chevet, nave in two parts, porch tower, staircase turret) reflect the successive stages of construction. Damaged during the Hundred Years' War, the abbey church underwent restorations in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 16th century, the abbey church narrowly escaped destruction. The establishment of the congregation of Saint-Maur in 1640 enabled the abbey to experience a revival: restoration of the bell tower, new furnishings, ... Restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries: the crossing of the transept and its paintings, as well as the paintings of the crypt, were restored during the years 1981-1995.
Nearby in the register
- Ancienne abbayeabbayeunder 1 mi
- Pontpontunder 1 mi
- Égliseégliseunder 1 mi
- Manoir du Grand Breuilmanoir1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.