Church of Saint-Céneri-le-Gerei

Construction on the church started in 1089 on a rocky cliff overlooking the Sarthe river on the site of an old church dedicated to Saint-Martin du Mont-Rocheux.^[1] It was completed in 1125.^[2] The old church had been destroyed by the Normans in the 10th century. The church is built in the Norman style,^[5] and contains the traditional nave and transept, with small chapels. It has a choir with a curved apse. The church was restored in 2006.^[1]

• Bourdin, Gérard; Foubert, Jean-Marie; Foucher, Jean-Pascal (September 8, 2012). L'Orne des territoires, une histoire (PDF) (in French). Conseil général de l'Orne. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2012.

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