Church of Saint Audoin in Verrières - Discover this open and welcoming religious building

Church | XII-XVI | Romanesque | Catholic Church

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Opening hours

01 January - 31 December
Mon 9.00 - 18.00
Tue 9.00 - 18.00
Wed 9.00 - 18.00
Thu 9.00 - 18.00
Fri 9.00 - 18.00
Sat 9.00 - 18.00
Sun 9.00 - 18.00

Guided tour

+33 6 74 29 50 43

Religious offices

1 or 2 annual masses

Description

This 15th century church which has retained traces of roman art, is situated in the centre of a village in the Perche, near the river Delmée, which flows from the hills of the Perche region.

It is impossible to miss this church with its imposing nave and five gothic chapels, with ochre plastering, and an elegant slate covered steeple. In fact all the roads through the village go past it. The 18th and19th century houses cluster round it and so does the Town Hall and the Community Centre, to be found in the old 3rd Republic schools. The heart of the village also has a communal bread oven and a well, both restored and functioning.

Once the door is open it can easily be understood why it has the ISMH label. The main altar of limestone is decorated with touching statues (MH) 16th century in painted wood; a moving Christ suffering, (MH) in chestnut wood of German inspiration, another altar facing the congregation with carved heads of men and women (MH 16th century).

The light filters in through 8 stained glass windows (post-war) in the chartrain colours of the master Glass-maker chartrain Gabriel Loire, and envelopes the space. The church of St.Audoin is ready to welcome you.

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Remarkable elements

Wooden high altar

Listed as a Historic Monument, 17th–18th century

High altar and altarpiece in carved wood, adorned with a painting on the theme of the ‘Resurrection’, after Van Loo (second half of the 18th century)

Former stone high altar

Listed Building, 16th century

Former high altar, located in the northern seigneurial chapel, made of limestone and featuring statues: a Virgin of Piety, a Trinity, Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian.

Complemented by three other stone altars, each with its own altarpiece.

Celebration altar

Listed building, 16th century

An altar designed for celebrating Mass facing the congregation. Its visible front is adorned with an oak panel carved with the heads of men and women.

Suffering Christ

Listed building, 18th century

Carved from chestnut wood, it is inspired by a German school of sculpture.

Stained-glass windows

1940s

Eight stained-glass windows produced in the workshops of Gabriel Loire (master glassmaker in Chartres) around 1947. Funded by the parish, the parish priest and wealthy families from Verrières.

Various themes are depicted: the Pilgrims of Emmaus, the Wedding at Cana, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of La Salette, Our Lady of Loreto and Saint Louis.