Les Magnils-Reigniers

The primitive wooden shrine probably dates to the 9th century. Burnt down by the Normans in 853, the church was rebuilt in the 12th century. The present tower was erected in the 14th century. The chevet was built in the 15th century to replace the Romanesque chancel and the apsidioles of the transept.

The plan of the church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a Greek cross: a n aisleless nave, a single-bayed chancel and a semicircular apse. The octagonal tower, whose base is square, is adorned with pinnacles. Its sides are decorated with gargoyles

"Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." John 4 (13-14)

THE WALL PAINTINGS

The Romanesque paintings were discovered in 1968 in the south arm of the transept. They represent Saints seen in profile. It might be the apparition of Christ to the Apostles in the Cenacle."Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: fot If I not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." (John 16, 7). Jesus, as the Gospel tells us, has foretold to His disciples the coming of the Paraclete, and the Epistle shows how this promise was fulfilled. It was at the Third Hour that the Cenacle was filled with the Spirit of God. The marvellous outward signs of this event were a mighty wind which suddenly filled the house and the apparition of tongues of fire within.

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