St-Julien-le-Pauvre (Abbéville-la-Rivière)

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St-Julien-le-Pauvre church in Abbéville-la-Rivière

The Catholic Church of St-Julien-le-Pauvre in Abbéville-la-Rivière , a French commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region , was built in the 12th century and modified in the 16th century.

The oldest part of the church on Place Saint-Julien is the three-story bell tower. The Romanesque portal has been preserved on the south side and has been covered for protection. The two-bay nave is closed off by a flat ceiling. In the choir one was late Gothic window with ornamental stained glass inserted.

Several tombstones from the 14th to 17th centuries have been preserved inside the church.

One of the furnishings is a sculpture of St. Julianus from the 17th century, who is depicted as a knight on a horse.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 625-626.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 20 ′ 45.8 "  N , 2 ° 9 ′ 59.4"  E