Église Saint-Martin de Fontaine-la-Soret

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Saint Martin Church is a Catholic church located in Fontaine-la-Soret (Eure), France.

History: The 11th century building was classified as historical monuments in 1846.

External: Built in stone according to a traditional basilical plan, the church is flanked by a massive bell tower with an arrow roof covered with slate. The apse wall has a flint checker. The church is built in Romanesque style, as evidenced by the blind openings and arches of the upper part of the bell tower. It is redesigned in flamboyant Gothic style as shown in the bay of the apse.

Interior: The church retains a number of works of art or furniture protected as historical monuments:

The stained glass of the large bay of the choir of the first half of the beginning of the sixteenth century, representing God the Father, the Charity of Saint Martin, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Madeleine, a musician angel, a lamb... a 1956 stained glass window signed by Georges Rouault and Paul Bony; of the sixteenth century, a credence-lababo stone in a niche; oak stalls decorated in high relief; a statue of the Virgin with the Child (XVIe...