The Saint-Étienne Church () is a church in
Entrammes
Entrammes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Mayenne Departments of France, department in north-western France. It is located about west of Parné-sur-Roc and about south of Laval Entrammes Airport in Laval, Mayenne, Laval.
History
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Mayenne
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France
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.
History
A church was first built in the
7th century
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The spread of Islam and the Muslim conquests began with the unification of Arabia by the Islamic prophet Muhammad starting in 622 ...
on the remains of
Roman baths
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, which were rediscovered in 1987.
Today, little remains of the old Paleo-Christian church save for a
stair
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case that leads to the
chancel
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and the base of the
pulpit
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.
Gallery
Image:Entrammes - Eglise St Etienne.jpg, The church in Spring
Image:Chiesa-entrammes.JPG, The church in Winter
See also
References
External links
Entrammes (St Étienne)
7th-century churches in France
Churches in Mayenne
Roman Catholic churches in France
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