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Église Santa Maria Assunta

Canari, Haute-Corse, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. F 376) : inscription par arrêté du 24 janvier 1995
Protection dates
1995/01/24 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Canari
Département
Haute-Corse
Region
Corse
Country
France
Coordinates
42.84490, 9.33065
Mérimée reference
PA00135321

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "Corse." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancienne église piévane, l'édifice présente un plan en croix latine et une juxtaposition de deux styles : une nef romane du 12e siècle, un chevet et un transept réalisés au début du 17e siècle. L'appareil roman est réalisé en dalles de schiste vert. Le linteau de la porte principale, surmonté d'un tympan, est décoré d'une frise et repose sur deux consoles gravées de masques lunaires. A l'intérieur, la nef se termine par un choeur semi circulaire, couvert d'une demi coupole qui s'est effondrée en 1994. Le décor stuqué a été réalisé à la fin du 17e siècle.

English translation

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Former parish church, the building presents a Latin cross plan and a juxtaposition of two styles: a Romanesque nave of the 12th century, a chevet and a transept realized at the beginning of the 17th century. The Romanesque stonework is realized in green schist slabs. The lintel of the main door, surmounted by a tympanum, is decorated with a frieze and rests on two consoles carved with lunar masks. Inside, the nave ends with a semi-circular choir, covered with a half dome which collapsed in 1994. The stuccoed decoration was realized at the end of the 17th century.

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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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