Église Saint-Germain, Royère-de-Vassivière
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Église Saint-Germain de Royère-de-Vassivière 
Facade of the church
Basic information Location Royère-de-Vassivière, France Geographic coordinates 45°50′31″N 1°54′43″E / 45.84194°N 1.91194°E Affiliation Roman Catholic Architectural description Architectural type Church Architectural style Gothic Completed 14th century Specifications The Église Saint-Germain de Royère-de-Vassivière is a Gothic church built in Royère-de-Vassivière in the department of Creuse and region of Limousin. The church was included in the inventory of monuments historiques on 9 March 1963.
The patron of the church is Saint-Germain who was born in Autun in 496.[1] He founded with Merovingian king Childebert I, son of Clovis, the church of Saint Vincent which became the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He was also the twentieth bishop of Paris. The church has a single nave with flat apse.[2]
History
The current building was built in the late 13th century, or rather of the 14th century. Its porch and its tower seem to have been constructed in the 15th century. A community of religious brothers served the church since 1491.
Before 1776, Royère-de-Vassivière had several places of burial. From 1776, burials in the church were forbidden, for hygiene reasons, by a Royal Declaration, except for the priests. In Royère, this declaration was immediately respected and the last profane burial was that of Marie Lenoir in 1774. In 1779, it was decided to move the cemetery beside the Église Saint-Germain to the outside of the town. The new cemetery was eventually opened in 1856.[3] The old cemetery was replaced by a square under the Mayor M. Toumieux administration.[4] The War memorial of the city is now on the square.
Gallery
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On the new square, there is the War memorial
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Entry of the Église Saint-Germain de Royère-de-Vassivière
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Église Saint-Germain de Royère-de-Vassivière, back facade
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Place de la Mayade, in Royere, in 1131
References
- ^ (French) Biography of Saint-Germain Dioceserimouski.com Retrieved 25 June 2009
- ^ (French) Description of the Église Saint-Germain Lac-de-vassiviere.com Retrieved 25 June 2009
- ^ (French) Royère and Millevaches Wilimousin.com Retrieved 25 June 2009
- ^ Royère : Jadis et aujourd'hui, Zénon Thoumieux, 1886, reedited by Le livre d'histoire - Lorisse editions in 2004, page 152 (ISBN 978-2-84373-615-5)
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2009-06-25 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
Categories:- Churches in Creuse
- Official historical monuments of France
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