St-Étienne de Caen

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Saint-Étienne de Caen Church, formerly abbey of Saint-Étienne de Caen, is a Catholic church in the French commune of Caen, Calvados department, Normandy. Built from the 11th century by William the Conqueror as the abbey's abbey's abbey to men, or Saint-Étienne Abbey, it became a parish church after the French Revolution. It should not be confused with the nearby church of Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux.

At the heart of the abbey's beautiful architectural complex built between the 11th and 18th centuries, its impact is essential to the history of art in Normandy and England. It is classified as historical monuments by list in 1840.