Church of Saint-Léonard
The Saint-Leonard church is located in Ménévillers, in Picardy. This Romanesque building was redesigned in the seventeenth century, including the addition of a curved entrance, decorated with a brace and topped with an oculus. The choir of the church is attached on one side to the presbytery and on the other to an old farm of the abbey. It has a baptismal font from the 11th century.
About this building
Saint-Leonard's Church is located in Ménévillers, in Picardy. This church is one of the oldest in the canton. It is built of stone and covered with a slate roof. This Romanesque building was redesigned in the seventeenth century, including the addition of a curved portal. The choir of the building is relatively small, and is attached on one side to the presbytery and, on the other, to an old farm of the abbey. It is square and without ornaments as it was originally a simple chapel.
The Romanesque bell tower is open on all four sides with two bays, geminated and curved, with carved capitals. The entrance, dating from 1660, is curved and topped by an accolade above which is an oculus. The cornice is formed of arcades inscribing sharp corbels (ornaments protruding) and supported on crows flat drawings varied. The bays located in the south are simple 16th century ogives.
Inside the church there are two tombstones, including one dating back to 1635. The baptismal font, built of polished limestone, dates from the 11th century and is classified as a Historic Monument.
