Our Lady of the Assumption in the Fields, Rancenay

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The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Champs de Rancenay (also known as Notre-Dame-des-Champs or Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption) is a church in Rancenay, France. Dating from the 14th century, it is listed as historical monuments.

History: The presence of the church was attested in 1341 as a chapel dependent on the lord of Montferrand. This medieval origin is confirmed by the presence of a geminate window and arches in the sacristy. A bell tower, surmounted by a dome with an imperial franco-comtois, was raised in 1725. The church was restored between 1834 and 1835 by the bisontin architect Alphonse Delacroix. Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Champs de Rancenay Church has been listed as historic monuments since August 2, 2006.

Relationship: The church is part of the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont which is attached to the diocese of Besançon.

The church has a clocler-porch with an imperial dome. Inside, his bedside is flat, with third-point twin berries and a ceiling box decorated with painted trilobed crosses. The monument has been several times...