Eglise d Aytre,France
N 46° 08.076 W 001° 06.808
30T E 645723 N 5110732
the church of Aytre is in the city center
l'eglise d Aytre est dans le centre ville
Waymark Code: WMZXR2
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 01/20/2019
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Founded around the year 1000, the church of Saint-Etienne d'Aytré known from the son of successive transformations. Rebuilt in the 12th-13th centuries, fortified pendant of the war of Hundred, it would have known some reworkings after the wars of religion. Major expansion work between the first half of the 19th century and the construction of the bell tower to you and the laying of a brick voice on the nave.
Fondée autour de l''an mil, l''église Saint-Etienne d''Aytré a connu au fil des siècles des transformations successives. Reconstruite aux XIIe-XIIIe siècles, fortifiée pendant la guerre de Cent ans, elle aurait connu quelques remaniements après les guerres de religion. D''importants travaux d''agrandissement intervinrent dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle, avec la construction du clocher à l''ouest et la pose d''une voûte en briques sur la nef.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of building construction: 01/01/1100
Diocese: diocese de la Rochelle
Address/Location: rue de la gare la Rochelle, nouvelle Aquitaine France 17440
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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