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It was built on a height which dominates the Anse du Cul de Loup (Bay of Morsalines) and from where you can discover the coasts of the Channel and Calvados with a view of the Hougue tower, classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
Which increases the interest of a visit.
It bears the name of Saint-Vigor, originally from Artois. He would have thrown a terrible dragon, symbol of sin, into the Drôme. He then became bishop of Bayeux (Calvados).
Built in Valognes stone, its construction began in the 12th century and ended at the beginning of the 13th century. Its fame is the great purity of its lines.
This building is generally considered a characteristic example of Norman religious architecture of the 13th century.
The heart of the church was built at the beginning of the 13th century by Benedictines from Fécamp.
The nave was built at the same time by the faithful. This has five long bays while the heart, with lowered arcades, opens to the west onto three windows. This nave was gutted in its southern part in the 16th century, in order to build an aisle lit by large bays.
The bell tower, square and massive, was built from 1485 to 1498. The ground floor of this tower houses a chapel and it opens onto the nave through an arcade.
The ribs of the vault fall on consoles carved with the symbols of the four evangelists.
At the top of this severe tower, a solid balustrade conceals the small saddlebag and it is decorated with original gargoyles.
The Saint-Sébastien chapel, the Saint-Michel chapel and the sacristy were added in the following centuries.
At the entrance to the choir is a chapel built between 1612 and 1616 in honor of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. This chapel is now dedicated to “Blessed Mother Placide Viel” (1815-1877) who was beatified in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on May 6, 1951.
On the pillars of the aisle are numerous graffiti dating from the Battle of La Hougue. The church today depends on the Sainte-Thérèse-du-Val-de-Saire Parish which is part of the deanery of Valognes-Val-de-Saire.
On July 12, 1346 in this church, Edward III, King of England, armed his son Edward, Prince of Wales, known as The Black Prince.
Which increases the interest of a visit.
It bears the name of Saint-Vigor, originally from Artois. He would have thrown a terrible dragon, symbol of sin, into the Drôme. He then became bishop of Bayeux (Calvados).
Built in Valognes stone, its construction began in the 12th century and ended at the beginning of the 13th century. Its fame is the great purity of its lines.
This building is generally considered a characteristic example of Norman religious architecture of the 13th century.
The heart of the church was built at the beginning of the 13th century by Benedictines from Fécamp.
The nave was built at the same time by the faithful. This has five long bays while the heart, with lowered arcades, opens to the west onto three windows. This nave was gutted in its southern part in the 16th century, in order to build an aisle lit by large bays.
The bell tower, square and massive, was built from 1485 to 1498. The ground floor of this tower houses a chapel and it opens onto the nave through an arcade.
The ribs of the vault fall on consoles carved with the symbols of the four evangelists.
At the top of this severe tower, a solid balustrade conceals the small saddlebag and it is decorated with original gargoyles.
The Saint-Sébastien chapel, the Saint-Michel chapel and the sacristy were added in the following centuries.
At the entrance to the choir is a chapel built between 1612 and 1616 in honor of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. This chapel is now dedicated to “Blessed Mother Placide Viel” (1815-1877) who was beatified in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on May 6, 1951.
On the pillars of the aisle are numerous graffiti dating from the Battle of La Hougue. The church today depends on the Sainte-Thérèse-du-Val-de-Saire Parish which is part of the deanery of Valognes-Val-de-Saire.
On July 12, 1346 in this church, Edward III, King of England, armed his son Edward, Prince of Wales, known as The Black Prince.
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