St-Crépin-St-Crépinien (Bréançon)

St-Crépin-St-Crépinien church

The Roman Catholic Church of St-Crépin-St-Crépinien in Bréançon , a French commune in the Val-d'Oise department of the Île-de-France region , was built from the 12th century. The church has been a protected architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1980 .

architecture

The patrons of the church, which began in the 12th century, are the Christian martyrs Crispinus and Crispinianus . The single-nave church has a transept and a choir from the 13th century, which ends in a straight line. A two-storey tower with coupled arched windows and inserted columns at the corners rises above the crossing . The bell was cast in 1587.

A Romanesque capital of the church from the 12th century is exhibited in the mayor's office ( Mairie ).

Furnishing

Baptismal font from the 16th century

The 12th century holy water font is on a pillar opposite the entrance. A polychrome sculpture of St. Crispinus dates from the 14th century. The baptismal font from the 16th century is adorned with three-pass arcades and floral motifs. The wooden altarpiece from the 17th century with columns and scenes from the New Testament is intricately gilded.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 627-629.

Web links

Commons : St-Crépin-St-Crépinien (Bréançon)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Crépin-Saint-Crépinien de Bréançon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 34.3 "  N , 2 ° 1 ′ 19"  E