St-Michel (Dolignon)

Saint-Michel

The Saint-Michel Church is the Roman Catholic Church in the French community of Dolignon in northern France. It belongs to the diocese of Soissons .

Architecture and history

Today's church building was built in the 19th century on the site of the previous building from the 13th century. The church tower rises above the west gable of the church in the shape of a roof turret. The church portal is also integrated into the west gable. There is a polygonal choir on the east side .

A restoration took place in the years 1860 to 1866. In July 2008 repairs were carried out on the bell tower. The confessional from the first half of the 19th century is particularly noteworthy .

During the First World War , the church was temporarily used by the Germans as accommodation for soldiers.

Web links

• Information about the church on the website of the diocese (French)
• Article from September 18, 2012 on church visits (French), with picture (view of the east side)
• Image of the church (view of the west side)
• List of furnishings of the church (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information about the church on the website of the diocese (French) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Information on the confessional (French)
3. ↑ Johannes Trimborn, War Diary of Dr. Johannes Trimborn , number 6, Magdeburg City Archives

Coordinates: 49 ° 43 '51.4 "  N , 4 ° 5' 4.2"  E