Église Saint-Laurent d'Ornans

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Saint-Laurent Church is a Catholic church located in Ornans, France. It is dedicated to Laurent de Rome.

Location: The church is located in the centre of the village of Ornans, on the left bank of the Loue.

History: From the Romanesque church, which existed in the 12th century, there is only the base of the bell tower with windows geminied in the middle of the hanger. Several times devastated and burned, it was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century thanks to the liberalities of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, keepers of the seals of Charles Quint. The new building was consecrated on October 11, 1572. In 1735, the bell tower was raised and capped from a roof to the imperial. Other works took place in the 19th century. The building was classified as historic monuments in 1931.

Description: The bell tower, which has retained its 12th century Romanesque base, is covered by a dome with a comtoise surmounted by an open-worked lantern. A porch, with all different arcades, precedes the main entrance. The choir ends with a three-sided vaulted apse with flamboyant Gothic ribs; It is flanked by two chapels, added in the eighteenth century. The nave...