Église Notre-Dame de Chemillé, Romanesque church in Chemillé-en-Anjou, France.
Église Notre-Dame de Chemillé is a Romanesque church with a bell tower from the 12th century crowned by a spire added in the 16th century. The building displays a mix of construction phases spanning from the 11th to the 19th century, with preserved wall paintings from the 13th century visible in the northern apse.
The building took shape across several phases between the 11th and 19th centuries, with the bell tower completed during the 12th century. It functioned as one of four parish churches in the town until 1885, when a larger church was built in a different location.
The name refers to the veneration of Mary, which was central to worship here in medieval times. Visitors can still sense how this religious focus shaped the interior spaces.
The church stands at Place Notre-Dame in the town center of Chemillé-en-Anjou and welcomes visitors. The location is easy to reach on foot, and the building provides a clear view of Romanesque and medieval construction techniques.
The wall paintings in the northern apse date from the 13th century and show how old colors and designs remained hidden beneath later layers. These overlooked artworks demonstrate the artistic richness that lay buried under centuries of repainting.
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