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Église Saint-André

Rosnay, Indre, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. C 511) : inscription par arrêté du 14 janvier 1994
Protection dates
1994/01/14 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Rosnay
Département
Indre
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.70074, 1.21367
Mérimée reference
PA00132561

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1714 map "Carte du Gouvernement d'Orleanois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église appartenait à un prieuré dépendant de l'abbaye de Saint-Cyran. Le prieuré de Rosnay fut supprimé en 1712, et le patronage de l'église fut confié à l'archevêque de Bourges. L'église fut entièrement reconstruite dans la seconde moitié du 15e siècle. Elle se compose d'une nef unique rectangulaire, précédée d'un clocher-porche et terminée par un choeur à chevet plat. A l'exception du clocher-porche, qui paraît avoir été bâti au 17e siècle ou au 18e siècle, les autres parties constituantes appartiennent à la campagne du 15e siècle. L'intérieur conserve un ensemble de peintures murales recouvrant les murs de la nef et du choeur.

English translation

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The church belonged to a priory dependent on the abbey of Saint-Cyran. The priory of Rosnay was suppressed in 1712, and the patronage of the church was entrusted to the archbishop of Bourges. The church was entirely rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century. It comprises a single rectangular nave, preceded by a porch tower and terminated by a choir with a flat chevet. With the exception of the porch tower, which appears to have been built in the 17th or 18th century, the other constituent parts belong to the 15th-century campaign. The interior preserves a set of mural paintings covering the walls of the nave and choir.

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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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