Church of Saint-Modéré
The Church of Saint-Modere is located in Saint-Moré and was built in the 16th century building on the site of an older church. The nave is vaulted with stone ogives, with ribs resting on engaged half-columns and flamboyant bays on a mullion. The bell tower is square. Inside there is an interesting painting that depicts the torture of the young Saint Moré.
About this building
The Church of Saint-Modere church is located in Saint-Moré, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. From the eleventh century, the village was named Cora (or Chora) and then Corae Vicus during the Merovingian period. In 1180, Yvon d'Avallon and his wife Adélaïde, with the consent of their seven sons, gave the church of Saint-Moré and all that depended on the cure, as well as a part of the tithes to the abbey of Molème – a generous gift!
The current building, dated to the 16th century, was built on the site of the ancient church, and has been reworked several times. The nave is vaulted with stone ogives, with ribs resting on engaged half-columns and flamboyant bays on a mullion. The bell tower is a square tower of Tuscan order and the base of the porch is dated back to 1656.
In the nave, there is an interesting painting that depicts the torture of the young Saint Moré (Saint Modéré, Sanctus Modératus), a child martyr from the 5th century, who was beheaded by the barbarians (Goths from Germany) at the time of the Great Invasions. There is also a decorated sarcophagus in the entrance.
