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Caen: Church of Saint-Etienne-le-Vieux
Caen: Church of St-Etienne-le-Vieux (photo Athena Review 2013)
St-Etienne-le-Vieux
was first built in the 10th century AD as a Romanesque monastic chapel.
It was first recorded in 1066. By then it was called old St. Etienne,
compared to the newer church at the adjacent Abbaye aux Hommes, also
dedicated to St. Etienne.
The
original church was destroyed by English sieges of 1346 and 1417, then
rebuilt in Gothic style in the 15th century. During the French
Revolution it was used as a stable. It was saved from demolition in
1844, then bombed in World War II. It has now been preserved as a
historic ruin and public monument near the center of Caen.
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