Église Notre-Dame de La Jarne

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Notre Dame Church is a Catholic church located in La Jarne, France. It is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary.

Location: The church is located in France within the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in the department of Charente-Maritime, in the village of La Jarne, near La Rochelle.

History: Church of one of the oldest parishes in the Aunis, it was listed in the 10th century. In the 11th century, it was offered by Elbe, Count of Châtelaillon, to the Abbey of Saint-Cyprien de Poitiers, which gave its priory of Doeuil-sur-le-Mignon. She then returned to the bishop of Saintes. The nave was expanded south side in the 15th century and the north wall in the 17th century, after the Wars of Religion. The choir dates from the 18th century. There is an ionic pilaster altarpiece that includes a painting attributed to the painter of the École française François Louis Brossard de Beaulieu. The 12th century left only the façade, retouched in the 19th century.

Description: The beautiful Romanesque façade is divided into three registers, cut vertically by two foothills in column shapes and framed with pilasters. It is pierced by a central portal full of archvolt...