Église Saint-Côme-Saint-Damien de Luzarches

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Saint-Côme-Saint-Damien Church is a parish Catholic church located in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France, dedicated to Saints Como and Damien, patron saints of doctors and pharmacists. Its origins are lost in time, and the church bears its current term at least since the eighth century. The oldest preserved part is the vaulted choir in cradle at the cul-de-four apse, which includes elements of the late 11th century.

Only 40 years later, the bell tower and an absidiole were built north of the choir. While the exterior bears all the characteristics of Romanesque architecture, the arches of warheads and the use of the broken arch inside prefigure Gothic architecture. While cul-de-four apses are of great rarity in the region, churches with such an apse and an apsidiole are even more rare.

The chapel of the Virgin in the south contrasts strongly with the Romanesque ensemble by its brightness and lightness of its radiant Gothic architecture reached the peak. This little chapel is not of great originality, but it is a work of quality all the more precious since its style is not...