The Basilica of the Holy Trinity is a Gothic church built between the 15th and 19th centuries. The church was sacked in January 1794 by the Revolutionaries, who also destroyed the monument of the Assumption. In the 19th century, the building was extensively restored and consolidated under the aegis of the town's architect, Geufroy.
Notre-Dame du Vœu Abbey is a former monastery of the Augustinian Canons Regular of Saint-Victor. Founded in 1145 by Matilda the Empress, the abbey, far from the stronghold of Cherbourg, was plundered and burnt down several times, then abandoned by the monks before the French Revolution. After a first partial classification in 1913, it has been restored since 1964 and was fully classified as a historic monument by decree on 9 September 2002.
The Church of Notre-Dame and Saint-Firmin is located in Valcanville, Normandy. The surviving buildings were built by the Hospitallers of the Order of Malta, to whom this commandery was given by the Knights Templar. The church remained on their books until the Revolution. The building is peculiar in that is presents a choir that is larger and longer than the nave. Inside, there is a fifteenth century statue of the Virgin and Child.
The parish church of Notre Dame is located in Magneville, in Lower Normandy, in the department of Manche. It is registered as a historic monument by decree of 19 December 1985. The church was built between the middle of the 12th and 13th centuries and enlarged in the fifteenth century. You can admire the choir, a jewel of Romanesque architecture and the baptismal font from the twelfth century.
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