Church of Saint-Arige-et-Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Péone
| Church of Saint-Arige-et-Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Péone | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Address | Rue de l'Église |
| Town or city | Péone |
| Country | France |
The Church of Saint-Arige-et-Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Péone is a Catholic church located within the municipality of Péone, in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes.[1]
The building was registered as a monument historique on November 29, 1948.[1]
History[edit]
The first church was built in the 11th century.
The church was transformed and rebuilt in 1761 following the plans of the architect Pietro Antonio Santo Bartolomeo, a master Italian mason born in Lugano, Switzerland.[2]
There remains from the previous building a lintel of a door engraved with the date 1550 and two lateral chapels covered by ogive arches, which were parts of the old nave whose central element disappeared during the transformation.[3]
Architecture[edit]
The church was built following a Greek cross plan. At the crossing of the transept, the church is surmounted by a hexagonal cupola, topped with a square lantern.
All of the interior decor, stucco, altarpieces, and paintings are in the Baroque style.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Église Saint-Arige-et-Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse
- ^ Dominique Foussard, Georges Barbier, Baroque niçois et monégasque, p. 287, Picard éditeur, Paris, 1988 ISBN 2-7084-0369-9
- ^ Luc F. Thévenon, L'art du Moyen Âge dans les Alpes méridionales, p. 62, Éditions Serre (collection patrimoines), Nice, 1983 ISBN 2-86410-047-9
Bibliography[edit]
- Philippe de Beauchamp, L'art religieux dans les Alpes-Maritimes, p. 95, Édisud, Aix-en-Provence, 1990 ISBN 2-85744-485-0