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Église Saint-ManvieuManche (50)

Marchésieux, Église Saint-Manvieu

The church, which is dedicated to St. Manvieu, dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries. The nave and collaterals predate the chancel and flat chevet, the tower and porch, which were built in the late 13th or early 14th century. St. Manvieu was bishop of Bayeux in Normandy in the 5th century. Germanic name "Man-wig"

East-west view of the nave
East-west view of the nave
17th-century lectern
17th-century lectern

THE WALL PAINTINGS

They were executed in the 14th century and cover the walls of the chancel and chevet

Scenes from the life of St. Manvieu (on the right of the lower register: the saint's death)
Scenes from the life of St. Manvieu (on the right of the lower register: the saint's death)
Upper register: scene from the life of St. Manvieu. Lower register: the Last Supper
Upper register: scene from the life of St. Manvieu. Lower register: the Last Supper
Upper register (from left to right): Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple, Flight into Egypt ** - Lower register: The Massacre of the Innocents, Christ before Pilate and Herod, Judas and the Betrayal
Upper register (from left to right): Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple, Flight into Egypt ** - Lower register: The Massacre of the Innocents, Christ before Pilate and Herod, Judas and the Betrayal
Upper register: Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity ** - Lower register: Adoration of the Magi (?), scenes from the lives of local saints
Upper register: Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity ** - Lower register: Adoration of the Magi (?), scenes from the lives of local saints
Marchésieux, Église Saint-Manvieu

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Location and nearby churches

  1. Savigny 15 km
  2. Le Mesnil-Aubert 28 km
  3. Mont-Dol 76 km
  4. Norrey en-Auge 99 km
  5. Chapelle Saint-Frimbault (Lassay-les-Châteaux) 102 km
  6. Lassay-les-Châteaux 102 km

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