Church of Sainte-Foy
The Church of Sainte-Foy is located in Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, in Normandy. The lords of the place were the Montgommery, and their tombstones can still be seen in the church. The choir, dedicated to St Foy, from the 13th century, is the oldest part of the church. The nave, built in the sixteenth century, is flanked by a bell tower that was built in the eighteenth century. There is an interesting seventeenth century tabernacle.
About this building
The Church of Sainte-Foy is located in Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, in Normandy. The village of Sainte-Foy was built in the vicinity of a motte and bailey castle dating back to the eleventh century, whose construction is attributed to Roger I of Montgommery. The Montgommery family were the local lords, as evidenced by the tombstones that can still be seen in the church.
The choir, dedicated to St Foy, from the 13th century, is the oldest part of the church.The nave, built in the sixteenth century, is flanked by a bell tower that was added at the end of the eighteenth century.
The building is composed of a rectangular nave that opens to the west onto the bell tower, and the choir is found on the eastern side. The choir is narrower and lower than the nave. It has a flat chevet pierced with a gothic style bay. A sacristy is leaned against the south wall of the choir.
Inside, above the high altar, there is a polychrome and gilded wooden tabernacle with two doors of the seventeenth century.
