The church of St Pierre des Ormes holds an important place in the heart of the village, surrounded by its pretty flowerbeds.
Dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, it has retained its Romanesque portal.
After crossing it, you cross the narthex to reach a second door which opens onto the main nave of the building.
The wooden vault is barrel-vaulted.
An extension was made in the 16th century by adding a side aisle, with two windows which would become dormers.
The small door with Renaissance decoration opened onto the cemetery, then adjoining.
The current choir was built in the 19th century.
The altar is made with two hemp braies supporting a beautiful wooden board.
Note, on each side of the choir, wooden niches, one of which houses a statue of St John (with an eagle).

A pilgrimage was organized every September 8th to Saint Gourgon, because the fountain was reputed to cure eye diseases.
Very popular until the beginning of the 20th century, it was gradually abandoned.
The fountain, now filled in, was located in the cellar of a house near the current town hall.

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Location: Saint-Pierre-Des-Ormes, Mamers, Pays de la Loire, France

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