St-Guénolé (Batz-sur-Mer)
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St-Guénolé is the Roman Catholic parish church of Batz-sur-Mer ( Loire-Atlantique department ) in France . The church has been classified as a monument historique since 1909 and, as a landmark, towers over the salt fields in the Bay of Guérande .
history
The church consecrated to St. Guengalaenus was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was built in the Flamboyant Gothic style in the 17th century instead of an older previous church, which was consecrated to Saints Cyr and Juliette .
St-Guénolé is a three-aisled church. The nave has three bays. This is followed by the transept, the arms of which protrude only a little over the width of the nave. In the east, the church closes with a three-bay choir. The side aisles were continued parallel to the choir, but not expanded into an ambulatory . Aisles and choir show a common straight east end. The church has a pronounced kink between the nave and the choir . In the west, too, the aisles were continued parallel to the tower. Between the choir and the north aisle, the oldest components of the church are pillars from the 13th century . There are side chapels to the north of the choir aisle. The side and central aisles are located under a shared roof . The originally wooden bell tower was only replaced by today's monumental structure in the 17th century .
Furnishing
See: Madonna and Child (Batz-sur-Mer)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ St-Guénolé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ patrimoine-religieux
- ↑ Notice board with floor plan in the church
Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 37.9 " N , 2 ° 28 ′ 48" W.