Chapelle Saint-Christophe-et-Saint-Jacques d'Auvillers

About

The chapel Saint-Christophe-et-Saint-Jacques d'Auvillers is a former parish Catholic church located in the hamlet of Auvillers in the commune of Neuilly-sous-Clermont, Oise, France. It was degraded to the rank of chapel when the commune of Auvillers was abolished in 1825 and is now attached to the parish of Saint-Martin du Liancourtois. An annual Mass is celebrated on the occasion of the patronal feast of Saint Christophe in early September.

The rest of the time, the church is used for special celebrations, including weddings. It is one of the few buildings that still retains the very simple plan of most of the Romanesque churches of Beauvais, a unique nave not vaulted; a bell tower whose base at the same time constitutes the first span of the liturgical choir; and a second span of choir, which ends in this case with a flat bedside. The nave, rebuilt in the 19th century, and the bell tower, dates back to the late 11th or early 12th century.

The second chorus span was rebuilt in the primitive Gothic style during the second half of the 12th century. It's been through the centuries without any significant changes, and...