Eglise Saint-Parres

The flamboyant-style south portal, dated 1547, is almost identical to that of the church at Pont-Sainte-Marie. As for the sculpture on the former western entrance, it is said to be close to the decoration on the south door of the church at Creney-près-Troyes. The tower, dated 1557, was built under the direction of master masons Jademet and J. Thiédot, as indicated by an inscription on its first buttress. The church was shortened by one bay on the west side. The gable wall was rebuilt between 1877 and 1878.

The church is of the elongated hall type, with a five-bay, three-vessel nave followed by a straight-bay choir and three-sided apse. The free-standing bell tower stands at the northwest corner of the building, with a stair turret to the south. The original stained glass windows, dating mainly from the early and second thirds of the 16th century, are largely preserved, but incomplete. Gaudin carried out some repairs around 1897-1899. Removed during the Second World War, they were stored for a long time in Champs-sur-Marne, before being restored, completed and reinstalled in 1960-1962 by Max Ingrand, who also designed the decorative stained-glass windows in the nave. A composite bay showing the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi in red chalk was commissioned around 1510-1512 by the factory, Claude Noël, Nicole Bertin and the Dorigny family. It also features a donor presented by Saint James within an architectural frame in grisaille and silver yellow. Another composite window depicting the life of Saint Nicolas was donated by Guillemette, widow of Nicolas Vinot. The latter is depicted as a donor with his five sons and his patron saint. The upper section depicts the Meeting at the Golden Gate of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim. The composite stained-glass window depicting scenes from Genesis is similar to those on the Madeleine in Troyes and Chavanges. A Transfiguration glass panel, treated in grisaille and silver yellow, shaded in blue and green, is similar to the Davrey panel. Finally, another panel shows a vast horizontal composition within the architectural framework of a Renaissance portico, featuring saints Claude, Jean l'Evangéliste and Nicolas, with three donors at prayer, two men and one woman. The building was listed by decree on March 26, 1942, and the stained glass windows were given object status on October 6, 1894.

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or contact Mr BONBON: 03-25-81-17-81.

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