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Eglise Saint Denis du Pont de Vie
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Eglise Saint-Denis du Pont de vie nowadays
The
charter of the Xth century, in which
Richard I
confirms to the
Jumieges
Abbey the
donation of
Vimoutiers and its appurtenances, mentions le Pont de Vie, "Pontem Viam",
located on the road of the pilgrims
coming from East and going to the
Mont Saint Michel and
l'église Saint-Denis is mentioned in the XIIth century as a
dependency of the
Benedictine Abbey of Almeneches.
The original church of
Romanesque architecture with a timber supported by internal posts would be
from the XIth century but the limestone construction is mainly from the XVIth
century.
The baptistery, a circular
font carved from monolith limestone, might date from the original church. The
former
altar, out of limestone as well, and possibly from the XIIIth century, is preserved under the present wooden
altar and retable dated XVIIIth century.
This church, of a lenghtened
plan and surrounded with its cemetery, was restored in the XVIIIth century, date
of the major part of its furniture. The roofs and the bell-tower were repaired
in 1858. Then new restorations, mainly the sacristy, were carried out end XIXth
and beginning XXth
century.
Pont de Vie :
the hamlet joined Vimoutiers in 1829.
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Ways/Tracks to Saint Michael's Mount
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Abbaye du
Mont-Saint-Michel/Saint Michael Mount
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