Église de l'Assomption d'Esténos

About

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Esténos Church is a Catholic church located in Esténos, Haute-Garonne, France.

Presentation: Estenos possessed two churches, one of which was buried. The present church dates from the late 19th century.

External: The bell tower clock mechanism dated from 1880 to 1890 is included in the inventory of historical monuments. On the façade of the church is placed in re-use a funeral cippe dating from the Gallo-Roman period (ca. the fourth and eighth centuries). The stone funeral cippe is carved with geometric figures.

The oratory: The oratory is a souvenir of the inauguration of the church on 22 November 2003 by the President of the General Council of Haute-Garonne, Pierre Izard and the Archbishop of Toulouse, Bishop Émile Marcus.

Interior: The stone baptismal tank dates back to the 12th century, it would come from the ancient church or chapel today disappeared.

Furniture: The tabernacle (dedicated to the Virgin with the Child) in golden wood and carved dating from the seventeenth or nineteenth century is included in the inventory of historical monuments.