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Église Saint-Laurent

Gabre, Ariège, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Clocher et porche (cad. A 729) : inscription par arrêté du 11 décembre 1995
Protection dates
1995/12/11 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 18e siècle
Dates
1725
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Gabre
Département
Ariège
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.07461, 1.41631
Mérimée reference
PA00135431

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1776 map "39 St. Lizier, St. Martory." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Eglise édifiée par les Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Jérusalem au 13e siècle. L'édifice fut flanqué d'une tour, les Chevaliers de Malte ayant souvent été en conflit avec la population, et en particulier avec les gentilshommes verriers qui s'y fixèrent à la fin du 15e siècle. Ayant adhéré à la Réforme, vers le milieu du 16e siècle, l'église devient un lieu de culte réformé. Elle est rendue aux Chevaliers de Malte dès l'application de l'Edit de Nantes (1598). Le temple protestant édifié entre temps, fut démoli en 1668 sur ordre de Louis XIV. Eglise restaurée en 1725 (redéfinition des proportions). Sous les deux contreforts du clocher, l'accès se fait en franchissant un large porche étayé par un pilier central. Le portail, en plein cintre, est surmonté de l'écusson royal et daté de 1725.

English translation

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Church built by the Hospitallers of Saint-Jean-de-Jérusalem in the 13th century. The building was flanked by a tower, the Knights of Malta having often been in conflict with the population, and in particular with the gentlemen glassmakers who settled there at the end of the 15th century. Having adhered to the Reformation, towards the middle of the 16th century, the church becomes a place of reformed worship. It is returned to the Knights of Malta as soon as the Edict of Nantes is applied (1598). The protestant temple built in the meantime was demolished in 1668 on the orders of Louis XIV. Church restored in 1725 (redefinition of proportions). Under the two buttresses of the bell tower, access is gained by crossing a wide porch supported by a central pillar. The portal, in round arch, is surmounted by the royal escutcheon and dated 1725.

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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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