Église Saint-Eusèbe d'Auxerre, Romanesque church in Auxerre, France

Église Saint-Eusèbe d'Auxerre stands on Rue Saint-Eusèbe, about 150 m southeast of the 3rd-century city wall. Its 12th-century Romanesque bell tower, similar to that of Saint-Germain Abbey, adjoins a nave reworked between the 13th and 15th centuries. The 16th-century choir is higher than the nave, and the 1633 portal carries panels of Saint Eusebius and Saint Lawrence.

The church was founded in the 7th century as a monastery dedicated to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, and was later transformed into a priory in 1090. This transformation marked a significant shift in its role within the religious life of the city.

The stained glass windows tell the story of Saint Lawrence, the secondary patron of the church, while wooden paintings from Italian schools decorate the interior.

The church stands on Rue Saint-Eusèbe, about 150 m southeast of the line of the 3rd-century wall that once ringed Auxerre; the second wall of 1196 finally enclosed it. The entrance is through the 1633 portal, whose two panels show Saint Eusebius on the right and Saint Lawrence on the left. Look for the small plaque near the base of the right-hand section of the facade.

The church keeps the so-called Shroud of Saint Germain, a 9th-century Byzantine cloth, alongside wooden panels of the Italian school spanning the 15th to 18th centuries. The plaque fixed low on the stone wall near the right-hand base of the facade is easy to walk past.