The Church Saint Martin of Beynes !!!

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The town of Beynes is in the Yvelines department 78 , in the Île-de-France region of my belle France. The town extends into the Mauldre valley,and is 25 km from Versailles, 25 km from Mantes-la-Jolie, 29 km from Rambouillet, 71 km from Chartres, with closer towns already mentioned in my blog as Montainville, Créspieres, and Vicq, The town is 463 km from my current home, Again found me several pictures in my cd rom vaults that should be in my blog for you and me, Therefore, this is my take on the Church Saint Martin of Beynes !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Another of my memorable times while living in Versailles was coming to these quant towns off the beaten path such as Beynes. Went by it on the D191 many times on my way south to France and Spain to avoid tolls !

The Church Saint Martin dates from the 11C, this church has seven side chapels on either side of the nave. Various alterations have been made over the centuries, which explains why the choir is higher than the nave. The bell tower, which surmounts the south chapel, is covered with a hipped slate roof. As early as the 8C, the land of Beynes was cleared by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (see post) of Paris, and they built their first place of worship there. The current building dates from the 11C, but work continued until the 18C.

The bell tower dates from the 12C and 15C. It appears to have been partially rebuilt in 1773, then transformed between 1830 and 1880. The rectangular tower surmounts the south chapel, which is the oldest part of the building: 12C capitals are found at the base of the bell tower.

The choir, the oldest part, dates from the 12C, while the nave and the side aisles, with their basilical layout, are from the 18-19C. The Virgin and Child: a polychrome stone statue from the 14C. The tabernacle: the 18C carved wooden altar, surmounted by a 17C altarpiece, This tabernacle was carved by monks who reproduced certain elements of the portal of the Church Saint Gervais (see post) in Paris. The two small wooden statues adorn the sides: Saint Vincent and Saint Nicholas. The capitals of the choir: remains of the original 12C church have been brought to light: columns, Romanesque capitals, the start of a double-rolled arch and slightly broken Romanesque arcades.

The town of Beynes on its history/heritage : https://beynes.fr/article/histoire-de-beynes

The local Coeur d’Yvelines tourist office on the heritage of Beynes : https://www.coeur-yvelines.fr/patrimoine/nos-communes/beynes/

The Beynes history and heritage association on the church: https://beyneshistoirepatrimoine.fr/leglise-saint-martin/

The Parish of Maule-Beynes on the church : https://www.paroisse-maule-beynes.fr/nos-clochers/

There you go folks, another quant off the beaten path trip in my old backyard. Oh yes there is more to see an ever ending source of wonderful architecture and history in my belle France, I am working on it ! Beynes is nice and sentimental as passed by it many times on my short road warriors trails south. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Martin of Beynes !!! 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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