2024

THE CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF MERCY AND THE LANTERN OF THE DEAD..

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels

Go to the city cemetery. The chapel was built at the location of old mérovingiennes tombs. It dates from the th century and is classified in historic monuments, as is the wall and the trees surrounding it. The lantern of the dead is much older, it would have been built around the th. century. This turret at the chapel contained a lamp whose exact utility is unknown, even if it is believed that it had a religious or military role (the spiritual explanation is given in this guide, for that of Parigné-l'Bishop).

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2024

NOTRE-DAME DE L'ASSOMPTION CHURCH

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels

This building dates back to the fifteenth century century and has been often rewritten, where we seem to be a little strange, with its square tower and round turret. Don't miss the Pieta of the XVII century and the th-century stained glass windows and th centuries. This church is considered a Gothic-plantagenet style, characterized by particularly curved vaults and inspired by the Romanesque style. You will find other examples at Le Mans (the cathedral or the Couture Abbey) or in Luché-Pringé (the Saint Martin church).

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