Author, History and Cultures of Antiquity and the Middle Ages (EA1132 / HISCANT-MA) - University of Lorraine.
Site Description
Until the end of the 14th century, Sampigny was part of the parish of Sainte-Lucie, the center of a village of the same name, located a few hundred meters southwest of the fortress. Since the 13th century, the fortress had had a castle chapel dedicated to Saint Peter, which was elevated to the rank of parish church in 1386. On this occasion, this "lower" church, so named in relation to the Sainte-Lucie church located on a hilltop, likely underwent some modifications. It was enlarged in the early 16th century and its bell tower was raised. Almost square in plan, it was further enlarged in 1746 with the addition of two sacristies. It then changed its name, taking up that of the original parish whose church had been abandoned to a community of Minim fathers in 1625.
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