Église Notre-Dame de Rouvrou, Medieval church building in Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne, France.
Église Notre-Dame de Rouvrou is a Catholic church in Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne, in the Orne department. Its facade is built of rough grey-brown stone blocks, with a round-arched entrance holding a red double door and a semi-circular window above it. Two round-arched windows with green grilles sit above the door, and a square belfry with open columns and a cross stands on the roof ridge.
Monks dependent on the Abbey of Saint-Étienne de Fontenay built the church in the 11th century. Abandoned during the French Revolution, it was partly demolished in 1820 by royal ordinance and sold to a private owner; it was bought back and restored from 1822. Worship, introduced without authorisation, was banned by the sub-prefecture of Domfront in 1836, restored in 1847 and confirmed in 1858. A presbytery followed in 1837 and a new sacristy in 1853.
The church is also known as Notre-Dame de Rouvrou, after the hamlet of Rouvrou in Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne. Worship here was introduced without authorisation and was banned by the sub-prefecture of Domfront in 1836, then restored in 1847 and confirmed in 1858. A new sacristy was built in 1853.
The church stands in the hamlet of Rouvrou, within the commune of Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne in the Orne department. A presbytery was built beside it in 1837 and a new sacristy added in 1853, so these are the structures to look for around the building. The sources give no opening times or visiting conditions.
Worship was reinstated without authorisation and was banned by the sous-préfecture of Domfront in 1836; it was restored in 1847 and confirmed in 1858. The building itself had been partly demolished in 1820 by royal ordinance and sold to a private owner before being bought back and restored from 1822.
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