The Church Saint Aspais of Melun !!!

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The town of Melun is located in the department no, 77 of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region of my belle France. It is 54 km from Meaux , 49 km from Paris, 56 km from Versailles, and 472 km from my current home, I happened to be by here after a long pause and the memories flash back nicely, There were mix in other posts and they should a post of their own , me think , Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Aspais of Melun !!!  Hope you enjoy this post as I. 

The Church Saint-Aspais is located on Rue Saint-Aspais (RD 415) This is the only church in France dedicated to Saint Aspais, evangelizer of the city at the end of Antiquity, whose life is unknown. The Flamboyant Gothic Church Saint-Aspais is the largest church in Melun, with a striking irregular trapezoidal plan. Its sculptures, 16C stained glass windows and bell tower make it an exceptional church.

The first mention of the Church Saint-Aspais dates back to 1080. It was completely rebuilt in the 16C to the plans of Jehan de Felin, renowned architect of the Tour Saint-Jacques in Paris. Built right in the center of Melun, is a church of an exceptional interior, A visit to the interior is a must if you want to admire the sculptures, real stone lacework, the altarpieces and the preciousness of the groined vaults. What’s more, the church still has some of its original stained glass windows, masterpieces of the 16C, particularly in the choir.

The Bishop of Sens would have sent Saint-Aspais, a confessor priest, to evangelize Melun in the 5C. The Church Saint-Aspais is cited in 1080 by Richer, Bishop of Sens. The current church is larger than the primitive one. The facade and the first spans were rebuilt in 1505 on the site of demolished houses the bedside done from 1517 to 1519, proceeding to the destruction of the original choir, of a chapel dedicated to the Virgin and to the displacement of the vaults of the Malhoste family. The reconstruction of the entire church was completed in 1555 with the members of the parish factory council criticize as too abundant decor, composed of the most recent elements of flamboyant architecture . The savings then requested are probably at the origin of the multiple collapses of the vaults from 1598 to 1703. During the bombings of August 1944, the arrow and the belfry were destroyed, the collapsed vaults, the nave, the drum of the large portal and the burned 18C organs, partly blown cover. The vaults of the nave were rebuilt and the fenestrages restored in 1956, while the remarkable stained glass windows of the 16C were reinstalled, fortunately dismantled before 1944. Beautiful testimony of late Gothic, the Church Saint-Aspais restored between 1997 and 1999, is also remarkable for the originality of its irregular trapezoid -shaped plan and its contemporary stained glass.

The local Melun Val de Seine tourist office on the church : https://www.melunvaldeseine-tourisme.com/en/cultural-heritage/church-saint-aspais

The City of Melun on the church :  https://www.ville-melun.fr/la-ville/patrimoine/20-l-eglise-saint-aspais

There you go folks, another dandy ride in my road warrior mode,again, I had a nice visit to known towns of my Seine et Marne and this is a nice one worth the detour, Always something nice to see in my belle France, Again ,hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Aspais of Melun as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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