Église Saint-Germain d'Argentan, Gothic church in Argentan, France.
Église Saint-Germain d'Argentan is a Gothic stone church with two towers visible from the outside. The left tower has an open octagonal upper stage and a small spire; the taller central tower carries vertical pinnacles and a large pointed-arch window with tracery. A long aisle wall runs below, lined with a repeating row of pointed-arch windows separated by slender buttresses topped with pinnacles.
The church is classified as a monument historique, with listings in 1886 and 1889. Before the Second Vatican Council, its priest also held the titles of dean and archpriest: Mgr Rattier in 1944 and Father Courtin in the 1960s. It houses the remains of Blessed Marguerite de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
The church keeps the remains of Blessed Marguerite of Lorraine-Vaudémont, a devotion that draws pilgrims. Until the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, its priest also held the titles of dean and archpriest, as did Mgr Rattier in 1944 and Abbé Courtin in the 1960s. The building was listed as a monument historique in 1886 and 1889.
The church stands in the centre of Argentan, in the Orne department of Normandy, at coordinates 48.74440, -0.01931. The building is a classified historical monument, listed in 1886 and 1889, so its stonework and furnishings are protected. Visitors reach it on foot from the surrounding streets of the town centre.
The church holds the remains of Blessed Margaret of Lorraine-Vaudémont, a fact that draws pilgrims. Before the Second Vatican Council, its priest also served as dean and archpriest: Mgr Rattier in 1944 and Abbé Courtin in the 1960s.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,146 contributors worldwide.