Église Saint-Brice de Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, Gothic church in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France
The église Saint-Brice de Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is a Gothic building with a central bell tower dating from the 12th century. It features transept arms and side chapels added in the 13th century, which extend the main structure.
The original building underwent major reconstruction from 1778 to 1780 to make way for a new royal road. This resulted in a neoclassical facade being added, which overlays the medieval structure beneath.
The parish is dedicated to Brice of Tours, successor of Saint Martin; its feast was fixed at 10 July and moved in 1528 to the following Sunday when that date was not a Sunday. The square in front of the church has been named place Louis-Salati since 1984, after the priest who ran the town during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and died in 1880.
The church stands at 89 rue de Paris (RD 11), with its eastern facade on the street and its southern side on place de l'abbé Salati. The north transept is enclosed in private property and cannot be seen from public space. Mass is held every day except Monday.
The 1964 listing protects the 12th-century central bell tower and the surviving north transept arm, not a chapel. The north arm's two elevations, which still show their 13th-century state, are hidden inside a private property and cannot be seen from public ground.
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