The Romanesque chancel has entirely disappeared, and there does not exist any trace of its original form. It was probably, as we have seen in the historical notice, nearly like that of the church of Gerisy-la-Forêt, the apse of which still exists. The present chancel was built from 1450 to 1521 on the enlarged site of the Romanesque chancel,Continue reading “The Chancel”
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Substructures
When one leaves the nave by a small gate on the north side of the church, and descends several steps, he/she can view what remains of the primitive abbey buildings which extended to the north side of the church at end of the 13th century.