Church of St. Pierre le Rond

The church of St. Pierre le Rond is a Catholic church in Sens, Yonne, at 115 kilometers South West from Paris. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and is a church of the Archdiocese of Sens-Auxerre.The church was founded in 13th century. Le Rond means 'round' from the shape of the bell tower which was elevated in 1728. In 1791, one of the bells was given to St. Florence's Church in Paron.At the time of the French Revolution, the priest escaped from the church, disguised as a carter. Two citizens from Sens, Macé and Thomas, managed to buy the church and so saved the building from revolutionary fury. They said to authorities that they would transform it as a fodder barn. In fact they saved all the stained glass windows and furniture.After the Revolution, they sold it back to the priest, Fr. Rupier, who gave it to the Cathedral of Sens in 1797. The church was consecrated and restored. In 1965 after Vatican II, the church was closed and never re-opened. Today it is in a desperate state. It has been registered since 1965 as a monument historique.

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