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église Saint-Étienne

Crain, Yonne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La crypte (cad. D 42) : inscription par arrêté du 29 octobre 2003 - L'église en totalité (cad. D 42) : inscription par arrêté du 20 mars 2006
Protection dates
2003/10/29 : inscrit MH, 2006/03/20 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
Haut Moyen Age, 13e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
petite place Saint-Etienne
Commune
Crain
Département
Yonne
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.52898, 3.55486
Mérimée reference
PA89000035

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 9: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise de plan barlong avec nef unique voûtée en pierre. La nef est datée du 15e siècle, le choeur du 13e. Une crypte est dédiée aux saints Ursin, Langueur et Loup, et conserve des peintures murales sans doute du 15e siècle. Elle témoigne de la vie religieuse des 7e et 8e siècles.

English translation

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Church of oblong plan with single nave vaulted in stone. The nave is dated to the 15th century, the chevet to the 13th. A crypt is dedicated to saints Ursin, Langueur and Loup, and preserves wall paintings probably from the 15th century. It bears witness to religious life of the 7th and 8th centuries.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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