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Saint-Pierre Church of Toucy

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Saint-Pierre Church of Toucy

Name: Saint-Pierre Church of Toucy
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Location: Toucy, Auxerre, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. L'Église Saint Pierre — loop from Toucy

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2. Buste de Pierre Larousse – Saint-Pierre Church of Toucy loop from Toucy-Ville

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3. Buste de Pierre Larousse – Saint-Pierre Church of Toucy loop from Toucy-Ville

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Gerhard Mauerberger

September 16, 2021

A 12th-century chapel was all that remained from the devastation of the Hundred Years' War. In the 16th century the church was rebuilt in the ruins of the old castle. The result was a castle church with mighty walls, cannon embrasures and defensive towers.
Please note the sculptures on the south wall.
The interior is higher and more impressive than you might expect. A beautiful, balanced architecture and magnificent stained glass windows from the late 19th century.
Unfortunately the church is usually closed. However, mass is at 10:30 every Sunday.

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Scout Jens

June 12, 2023

The town of Toucy has very ancient origins. The region was in fact associated with the exploitation of iron during the Celtic period and until around the 3rd century. Toucy then belonged to the family of Germain, bishop of Auxerre (418-448), who donated it to his church. At the beginning of the 12th century, fortifications and a chapel were built, the latter being the only one preserved entirely in elevation and included in the current church. This is a Romanesque room. It is also on the remains of the ramparts from the beginning of the 12th century that the church leans. The enclosure was completely retaken around 1170. Its remains are still visible in the city.

The location of Toucy made it a long-time source of discord between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Kingdom of France, particularly during the Hundred Years' War. In 1423, the city was taken and destroyed by Burgundian troops, during the time of Philip the Good. The old church, which dated from the 13th century, was ravaged on this occasion, but it was rebuilt shortly after and appropriate means were put in place to defend it. This reconstruction took place between 1445 and 1522. At the apse, we can see two fortified towers (mid-15th century): the "Bishops' Tower", equipped with gunboats and also the most impressive, as well as the "Saint-Michel Tower" are connected by a walkway which only received battlements at the end of the 19th century during a rather drastic restoration of the monument. The nave dates from the 16th century.

Not far from the church, below, on the Market Square, you can see a beautiful brick and half-timbered house (16th century).
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