Ancienne église Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Blaise du Breuil

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The former church of Saint-Blaise is a church, today destroyed, located in Breuil, Allier, France.

Location: The church was at the north entrance of the village, west of the road of Saint-Prix (D 7), rue Louis-Mandrin, a little overhanging, in front of the Gaîté road.

History: The church of Saint-Blaise was built in 1911 by the millenian architect Michel Mitton, thanks to a subscription from the inhabitants. It entered service in 1912. The church, which did not belong to the commune since it was built after the law of 1905, suffered from a lack of maintenance: on 4 May 1998, part of the vault collapsed in the choir and access had to be prohibited to the public; The north foothill collapsed in 2011. The diocese decided to desecrate the church on September 26, 2011; it was demolished on 28 January 2013; the bells were transported in the Romanesque chapel Sainte-Anne, which had been restored and replaced it as a parish church. In 2011, some 20 stained glass windows had been deposited and sheltered; two of them were restored and reassembled in Sainte-Anne Church. During the demolition...