The original church dates back to the 11th century and was remodelled in the 19th century.
Church of the Holy Trinity :
The original church has a Romanesque floor plan dating from the 11th century, comprising a nave, a round choir and a transept with two apsidioles. There is also a square bell tower built over the crossing of the original transept and pierced on either side by geminated bays with columns and capitals. The use of Roussard sandstone is a recurrent feature of 11th-century Romanesque churches in the Bas-Maine region.
In 1840, two double-gabled wings were added on either side of the nave.
The triple-arched west portal, decorated with colonnettes, dates from the 19th-century extension and is enhanced by tufa stone, as is the round-headed window above it. The large windows with their light-coloured stained glass were also added in the 19th century.
The nave vault has recently been restored, with the 19th-century plaster replaced by chestnut lath and the beams reinstalled.
In the choir is the tomb of the Lords of Lancheneil, who were buried in the church. In 1687, the construction of the high altar led to the destruction of this crypt by the parishioners. A descendant, Claude de Meaulnes, took them to court and they were ordered to reinstate the tomb in the choir. Work carried out in 1968 led to two archaeological discoveries: a tombstone bearing the Mathefelon shield (in the left absidiole), and a burial vault built after the court ruling (tombstone dated 1691), desecrated during the French Revolution.
High-quality furnishings, including 3 17th-century altarpieces:
-Central altarpiece of the Trinity and high altar from 1687 by François Langlois, in Loire tufa and Argentré black marble, depicting the Holy Trinity. The central painting depicts the baptism of Christ, recapitulating the Trinitarian mystery with God the Father at the top and Jesus surmounted by the dove of the Holy Spirit. The top niche features a statue of God the Father (a representation normally forbidden by the Council of Trent) and cherubs or putti emerging from clouds, framed by Saint John the Baptist with the crucifixion lamb and another unknown Saint. On the first level, statues of Saint Peter (keys) and Saint Paul (book and sword, the instrument of his torture). The two small doors give access to the apse in the chevet.
-In the chapels dating from the 19th century extension, there are two side altarpieces dedicated to the Virgin and Saint Sebastian. The martyr was riddled with arrows by the men of his legion and condemned by the Emperor Diocletian. He is invoked against contagious diseases.
- Statue of Saint Julien de Brioude, 16th century, polychrome stone, 81 cm. On a masonry console in the south absidiole to the right of the main altar. The saint is dressed as a soldier, his left hand holding his German-style shield emblazoned with yellow stars. At his feet, his helmet adorned with a plume. Born in Vienne (Isère), a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity, he fled the persecutions of the emperor Decius. He was beheaded not far from Brioude (Haute-Loire) in 304.
- Statue of Saint-Julien, in the north transept, the first bishop of Le Mans sent by Saint Peter. Depicted wearing a stole, cope and mitre. This is a recurring statue in the Bas-Maine, as the diocese was created recently, in 1855, and was previously under the bishopric of Le Mans.
- Christ on the Cross, late 17th century, wood
- Processional cross from 1638-39, by the silversmith René Hardy, in silver and silver gilt, 83 cm, Musée du Vieux-Château. Adorned with cabochons, this cross is part of the church treasury, many items of which are listed or listed as Historic Monuments (1908).
- Tabernacle, the door of which is decorated with a copper representation of the Good Shepherd surmounted by two putti in the clouds.
- Copper plaque on the inside of the large west portal: "this door was broken during the inventory on 6 March 1906".
The original church has a Romanesque floor plan dating from the 11th century, comprising a nave, a round choir and a transept with two apsidioles. There is also a square bell tower built over the crossing of the original transept and pierced on either side by geminated bays with columns and capitals. The use of Roussard sandstone is a recurrent feature of 11th-century Romanesque churches in the Bas-Maine region.
In 1840, two double-gabled wings were added on either side of the nave.
The triple-arched west portal, decorated with colonnettes, dates from the 19th-century extension and is enhanced by tufa stone, as is the round-headed window above it. The large windows with their light-coloured stained glass were also added in the 19th century.
The nave vault has recently been restored, with the 19th-century plaster replaced by chestnut lath and the beams reinstalled.
In the choir is the tomb of the Lords of Lancheneil, who were buried in the church. In 1687, the construction of the high altar led to the destruction of this crypt by the parishioners. A descendant, Claude de Meaulnes, took them to court and they were ordered to reinstate the tomb in the choir. Work carried out in 1968 led to two archaeological discoveries: a tombstone bearing the Mathefelon shield (in the left absidiole), and a burial vault built after the court ruling (tombstone dated 1691), desecrated during the French Revolution.
High-quality furnishings, including 3 17th-century altarpieces:
-Central altarpiece of the Trinity and high altar from 1687 by François Langlois, in Loire tufa and Argentré black marble, depicting the Holy Trinity. The central painting depicts the baptism of Christ, recapitulating the Trinitarian mystery with God the Father at the top and Jesus surmounted by the dove of the Holy Spirit. The top niche features a statue of God the Father (a representation normally forbidden by the Council of Trent) and cherubs or putti emerging from clouds, framed by Saint John the Baptist with the crucifixion lamb and another unknown Saint. On the first level, statues of Saint Peter (keys) and Saint Paul (book and sword, the instrument of his torture). The two small doors give access to the apse in the chevet.
-In the chapels dating from the 19th century extension, there are two side altarpieces dedicated to the Virgin and Saint Sebastian. The martyr was riddled with arrows by the men of his legion and condemned by the Emperor Diocletian. He is invoked against contagious diseases.
- Statue of Saint Julien de Brioude, 16th century, polychrome stone, 81 cm. On a masonry console in the south absidiole to the right of the main altar. The saint is dressed as a soldier, his left hand holding his German-style shield emblazoned with yellow stars. At his feet, his helmet adorned with a plume. Born in Vienne (Isère), a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity, he fled the persecutions of the emperor Decius. He was beheaded not far from Brioude (Haute-Loire) in 304.
- Statue of Saint-Julien, in the north transept, the first bishop of Le Mans sent by Saint Peter. Depicted wearing a stole, cope and mitre. This is a recurring statue in the Bas-Maine, as the diocese was created recently, in 1855, and was previously under the bishopric of Le Mans.
- Christ on the Cross, late 17th century, wood
- Processional cross from 1638-39, by the silversmith René Hardy, in silver and silver gilt, 83 cm, Musée du Vieux-Château. Adorned with cabochons, this cross is part of the church treasury, many items of which are listed or listed as Historic Monuments (1908).
- Tabernacle, the door of which is decorated with a copper representation of the Good Shepherd surmounted by two putti in the clouds.
- Copper plaque on the inside of the large west portal: "this door was broken during the inventory on 6 March 1906".
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