Church of Notre-Dame, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne


The Church of Notre-Dame is a Roman Catholic church located in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne in France. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption and is a church of the Archdiocese of Sens-Auxerre.

History

Its first stone was blessed by Pope Alexander III in 1163 at the same time of Notre Dame de Paris. The great Renaissance porch was built in 1575 from sketchings of Jean Chéreau, born in Joigny.
The Church was registered in 1862 into Monuments historiques. It is a remarkable example of a Gothic church from the School of Champagne, or Île de France. Some of the stained glass windows are from the 13th century and others from the 16th century. You can notice one of the first examples in a stained glass of a figure with spectacles. This window depicting the Last Judgement is due to Jean Cousin the Younger. The statue of the Virgin with a Bird is from a royal manufacturer. A Madonna with the Child is a polychromatic statue from the 16th century. Other interesting elements are paintings such as The Adoration of the Shepherds from François-Guillaume Ménageot, an Immaculate Conception and a portrait of saint Louis worshipping the Crown of thorns.
The organ was restored in 1992. Concerts are organized during summer.

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