Église Saint-Saturnin de Nogent-sur-Marne, Romanesque church in Nogent-sur-Marne, France.
Église Saint-Saturnin de Nogent-sur-Marne is a light grey stone church built mainly in the second half of the 12th century, with a tall square tower rising into an octagonal spire topped by a cross. Its main facade centres on a projecting gabled portal crowned by a stone cross and flanked by carved figures; inside the pointed arch, a mosaic figure in a blue robe stands above dark wooden double doors.
The bell tower was built in the 11th and first half of the 12th century; the rest of the church followed in the second half of the 12th century on the fief du Moyneau, land given by Adam II de Beaumont-Gâtinais. The tower was listed as a monument historique in 1862. In 1914 a Flamboyant Gothic portal from a chapel of the Couvent des Récollettes on rue de Varenne in Paris was rebuilt here, as its plaque records.
The church keeps the name of Saturnin, first bishop of Toulouse, its patron since the 11th-century tower. Arsène Houssaye recorded a local custom: after Easter communion, Nogent residents drank the local wine in the church, then walked in procession to Saint-Maur. A neo-Gothic side portal, moved here in 1914, came from a chapel of the Récollettes convent on rue du Bac in Paris.
The church is located near the town center and is easily reached on foot from the main area. Visitors should note that access may occasionally be limited, and it is recommended to check in advance about visiting hours for tours.
The Gothic side portal was moved here in 1914, donated by the Smith Champion ladies in memory of their mother. A plaque states it came from 16 rue de Varenne in Paris, the chapel of the Récollettes convent.
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