St-Matthieu (Bures-sur-Yvette)
The Catholic parish church of Saint-Matthieu in Bures-sur-Yvette , a parish in the Essonne department in the French region of Île-de-France , dates back to the 12th or 13th century and was enlarged in the 16th century. It is consecrated to the evangelist Matthäus (Matthieu) and as secondary patrons to St. Lupus of Troyes (Leu) and St. Aegidius (Gilles).
history
The church of Bures is first mentioned in 1224. From 1504, the then landlord , Antoine Sanguin de Meudon , who in addition to his offices as Bishop of Limoges , Archbishop of Toulouse and Commendatarabbot of various monasteries, had also received the dignity of cardinal from the Pope and was designated as Cardinal of Meudon , had the church enlarged. During the restoration in 1971, the church was freed from later fixtures and received its sober appearance, which is reminiscent of a Romanesque church.
architecture
The church consists of three naves . The main nave opens into a semicircular apse in the east . The two side aisles end with straight apses. Large arched arcades separate the main nave from the two aisles. The side and main aisles are covered by barrel vaults. Only the third yoke of the north aisle is an exception. It is covered with a ribbed vault and opens up to the main nave through a pointed arch. This yoke, on whose canted pillars the bell tower rests, is the oldest part of the church and dates back to the 12th century.
literature
- Georges Poisson (ed.): Dictionnaire des Monuments d'Île-de-France . Éditions Hervas, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84334-002-0 , p. 159.
Web links
- Église Saint-Matthieu Paroisse de Bures-sur-Yvette (accessed January 30, 2015, in French)
- Église Saint-Matthieu Diocèse d'Evry (accessed January 30, 2015, in French)
- Église Saint-Matthieu topic-topos (accessed January 30, 2015, in French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ 49.1 " N , 2 ° 9 ′ 43.3" E