Église Notre Dame de Romigier

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Notre-Dame de Romigier Church is a church located in Manosque, in the French department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

History: In Romanesque style, it was built from the 13th to the 14th century and rebuilt from the 17th to the 19th century. It has been classified as historical monuments since 10 October 1980.

Architecture: The church has a Renaissance portal. The nave, of Romanesque origin, was revived in the 12th century, while it was joined by the lower side. The altar is a beautiful "sarcophagus" in Carrara marble of the fourth or fifth century representing the Apostles. One can also observe a beautiful black Virgin sitting, of preroman period, Our Lady of Romigier; A legend is attached to it.

Ornaments: The golden altarpiece A Paleo-Christian Sarcophagus The 11th century Black Virgin, one of the oldest in France, classified as a historical monument in 1902 The stained glass windows of the 1991 choir

Related articles: List of historical monuments of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence List of churches of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence