ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH
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Church with baroque paintings, with statues of St. Francis de Sales, and an ancient limestone block in Annecy.
Probably partially rebuilt in the 15th century on the initiative of the canon of Saint-Pierre de Genève, Cardinal de Brogny, a native of Annecy-le-Vieux, the original church - already mentioned in 1320 - was destroyed during the French Revolution, then rebuilt in 1849, without a steeple, in the Sardinian neoclassical style to plans by architect Ignace Monnet. The façade is reminiscent of an ancient triumphal arch, while the interior features Baroque paintings by two Valle d'Aostan artists. In the two exterior niches on either side of the main door, statues of Saint François de Sales and Saint Laurent, patron saint and martyr of the parish. An ancient limestone block in the outer south wall bears witness to the presence of a Gallo-Roman family mausoleum. Also worth a visit nearby, next to the former town hall building, is the 12th-century Romanesque bell tower, part of an earlier church dedicated to Notre-Dame. The two churches are said to have temporarily shared the same bell tower during the French Revolution.
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