Church of Saint-Ouen

The Church of Saint Gregoire, listed as a Historic Monument, is located in Saint-Grégoire-du-Vièvre, Normandy. The church, built in the thirteenth century, was partly rebuilt after the Hundred Years War. The southern wall – rebuilt in the sixteenth century – has an alternating chessboard pattern of white stones and black-cut flint. You can see the graffiti of pilgrims representing characters and animals, as well as an amazing rebus that was probably made in the sixteenth century. The bell tower is from the 19th century.

The Church of Saint-Benoît is found in Saint-Benoit-des-Ombres in Normandy. It was built in the 12th century, but today only part of the north wall of the nave and the chevet remain from the Romanesque period. Several changes were made in the sixteenth century. The entrance, which is molded with low arched lintel, is topped with an eighteenth century wooden statue representing Saint-Benoît. Among the furniture, several objects are classified, including a high relief representing the Martyrdom of St. Lawrence (fifteenth century) and the baptismal font (sixteenth century).

The complex is currently in ruins but remains part of the churches of Saint-Pierre and Notre-Dame. The abbey of Jumièges was founded in 652 by Saint Philibert. Following the Norman invasions in the 9th century, the Benedictine monks repopulated the abbey at the end of the 10th century, then William of Volpiano reformed the establishment. The abbey church of Notre-Dame was consecrated in 1067 and its choir was under construction in the 13th century. Saint-Pierre church combines pre-Romanesque (beginning of the nave) and Gothic (rest of the nave and choir).