Church of Saint-Martin
The Saint-Martin church is located in Monthuchon, in Normandy. This church has an elongated plan in the shape of a Latin cross, presenting a nave with a single vessel, followed by an avant-choir and a choir at the hemicycle. The only window that survived the bombing of the Normandy landing is at the end of the nave. There is a polychrome pieta of the fifteenth century with the Virgin surrounded by a saint cephalophore.
About this building
The Saint-Martin church is located in Monthuchon, in Normandy. The current building dates from the 15th-16th century and was built on the remains of an old 13th century church. The choir and the bell tower were destroyed during a violent storm in 1713 and rebuilt from 1717, and a new choir was built in 1904. The church, with an elongated plan in the shape of a Latin cross, presents a nave with a single vessel, followed by an avant-choir and a choir at the hemicycle. The avant-choir forms the transept with, to the north, a chapel and to the south a bell tower covered in saddle. A second chapel was built north of the choir. Dedicated to Saint Françaiois, it has been used since 1960 as a sacristy. The only window that survived the bombing of the Normandy landing is at the end of the nave.
There is a polychrome Pieta of the 15th century with the Virgin surrounded by a saint cephalophore (Saint Clair or Saint Denis) and a holy bishop; an eighteenth century lectern; a statue of Saint Julien and an oil painting on wood depicting the Mass of Saint Martin, listed in the Departmental Directory of Historical Monuments. There is a Saint-Martin fountain which is always frequented, to which healing virtues are lent.
