Église Notre-Dame-de-Fougeray de Cormery, church located in Indre-et-Loire, in France
Église Notre-Dame-de-Fougeray de Cormery is a 12th-century Romanesque church standing in the Indre Valley region. It features a simple exterior with thick walls, a single barrel-vaulted nave, a rounded choir with circular apse, and a wooden bell tower on the roof with an unfinished appearance at its top.
The church was founded in the 12th century by monks from Saint-Paul Abbey and first appears in 1139 as 'ecclesia Cormaricensis Sanctæ Mariæ'. Following damage during 15th-century warfare, the bell tower was rebuilt, the interior modified in the 18th century, and the structure repaired after a lightning strike in 2008.
The church displays Romanesque art typical of Touraine, with medieval frescoes depicting religious scenes still partly visible. Stone statues in the choir and carved wooden stalls from the 15th century show how spiritual life unfolded across several centuries in this space.
The church sits a short walk from Cormery town center, roughly 300 meters from the former Saint-Paul Abbey. It is accessible on foot with a simple arched entrance door and can be visited during services or at other times, though no official guided tours are offered.
Medieval frescoes depicting religious scenes and a Madonna with child were discovered beneath plaster during restoration work, hidden from view since the late 19th or early 20th century. A lightning strike damaged the bell tower roof in 2008, requiring several months of repair work.
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