Église Sainte-Anne de Gassicourt

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Sainte-Anne de Gassicourt is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Mantes-la-Jolie, France. It's not the first church in this place. In 1074, a priory was founded at the early church.

In 1075, this priory was given the order of Cluny, and dedicated to Saint Sulpice. From the beginning of the early twelfth century, the monks built a new church in Norman Romanesque style. It is basilical, and is characterized by austere style.

The nave of five spans remains very authentic, and is characterized by its two rows of four columns isolated from the capitals of an archaic bill. Towards the end of the reign of Saint Louis, the religious had the transept crucifixes and the choir rebuilt in the radiant Gothic style, with new vaults and large windows with delicate networks. They are predestined to receive stained glass, and these have largely been preserved.

The three narrative windows with their numerous medallions, and the two hagiographic windows with their eight effigies of saints today make one of the main riches of the church. Another wealth represents the total of thirty...