Église Notre-Dame d'Annonay

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The church of Notre-Dame is built in the commune of Annonay, department of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its neo-Romano-Byzantin style architecture is the work of architects Joannis Rey, Georges Allingry and Théodore Joly. The building is located in the historic centre of Annonay, Place des Forges. It replaces another church (referred to by the term collegiate in this article) of the same word, which was located Place de la Liberté.

History: The documents cited in the bibliography of the article provide the following chronology:

584 : Construction of a church dedicated to Notre Dame on the present Place de la Liberté. 1243 - 1254 : This church becomes a collegiate. 1562 - 1568 : Destruction of the collegiate church (wars of Religion). 1598 - 1609 : Reconstruction... 1789 : Revolution... 1790 : Construction of nave vaults. 1794: Closure of the college. It becomes a banquet room. 1801 - 1802: Reopening to worship and restoration. 1898: College is disused. It will be replaced and then demolished to allow the establishment of a tram station between Annonay and Lalouvesc; tram that will never be built. Catholics...