St-Jean-Baptiste (Ampoigné)

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The parish church of St. John the Baptist in Prée-d'Anjou

The Roman Catholic parish church of St-Jean-Baptiste (German: St. John the Baptist ) is a church building in Ampoigné , a district of the municipality of Prée-d'Anjou in the French department of Mayenne .

History and design

The core of the Church of St-Jean-Baptiste dates back to the 12th and 15th centuries. The elongated single-nave nave is vaulted by a wooden barrel. The bell tower rises to the south in the corner of the nave and the choir. A chapel is added to the east of the tower. The buttresses are made of red sandstone typical of the region.

Furnishing

In the church are classified as monument historique :

  • Baptismal font, marble, 1789
  • Altar and altarpiece of the Sacred Heart, marble, tuff, limestone, 1726
  • High relief: fame, terracotta, colored, 18th century
  • Holy water font, marble, 18th century
  • Holy water font, marble, 1657
  • High altar, 18th century
  • Rosary altar, 1650

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eglise Saint Jean-Baptiste Ampoigné (53)
  2. ↑ communes.com
  3. ↑ sudmayenne.canalblog.com
  4. ↑ fonts baptismaux in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ autel et retable du Sacré-Coeur in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. ↑ skin-relief: Gloire in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  7. ↑ Bénitier in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  8. ↑ Bénitier in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  9. ↑ retable du maître-autel in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  10. ↑ autel et retable du Rosaire in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

Commons : St-Jean-Baptiste (Ampoigné)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 40.3 "  N , 0 ° 49 ′ 30.3"  W.