Inheritance
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The commune of of Saint-Gervais-the-Three-Bell-towers undertakes the restoration of the stained glasses of its church.
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The Church of Saint-Gervais-the-Three-Bell-towers, whose construction was completed in 1889, in addition to its painting "Crucifixion" allotted to Breughel the young person, classified with the inventory of the historic buildings, has stained glasses dating from the beginning of the 20th century which deserve our more great attention because they are in very bad condition. The six side ones threaten of to fall and those located in frontage are to be restored.
The project of repair, of a cost of 40,000 Euros, carried by the commune of Saint-Gervais, requires the mobilization of all.
In partnership with the Foundation of the Inheritance, the commune wishes to associate with this restoration, all the people and local companies which wish it,
by the means of a public subscription.
The signature of the convention of subscription between the commune of Saint-Gervais three bell-towers, and the Foundation of the Inheritance, took place during the course of the summer 2010.
Source : The Foundation of the Inheritance
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The commune of Ouzilly started the restoration of its church.
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The Saint-Hilaire church of Ouzilly, rectangular plan, was built at the 12th century, and was modified twice, at the 15th century and in second half 19th century. It is this second campaign which transformed the building deeply: a side, for which the southern Romance wall was largely bored, was added, as well as false semi-circular vaults, built in brick red chalk pits. The frame and the cover were also modified for to allow to include the new side.
The facade and the bell-tower are registered with the Additional Inventory of the Historic buildings since 1933.
The bell-tower, of which the upper part was largely improved at the 19th century, consists of a hexagonal tower resting on two horns of share and of other of the principal frontage. These horns are fissured and in masonries of the tower, of the crossing cracks affect all the faces external. Fasten metal were posed on several occasions inside and outside.
The staircase of access out of screw is located inside. Very many steps are broken and hollowed out. That makes dangerous the rise to the room of the bells.
The belfry, when the bells sound with the flight, knows a movement. Notches in high masonry were practiced to allow the movement of belfry, obviously dangerous provisions.
The overlap of the bell-tower on the principal frontage and the disorders of the frontage make essential an intervention on western the frontage unit and bell-tower.
The major restoration of the bell-tower must be done with the replacement of the defective belfry. The new belfry will be designed not to create pushes in
masonries. Masonries will be restored by a very important change of the many sick or broken stones. Two belts, high and low, will be created to ensure the stability of the bell-tower. A mending of meshes of all the cracks will be accompanied by a singeing of the heart of masonries for their to give again coherence and homogeneity. The stone horns, dangerous, will be restored by stone substitution. The frame will be restored and
remade cover.
The Foundation of the Inheritance supports the project of the commune of Ouzilly by organizing a subscription, which aims to collect funds for safeguard Saint-Hilaire church.
This subscription was officially open on February 12th, 2009.
Source : The Foundation of the Inheritance
History
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Poitou pulls its name of Pictons, doubtless maritime and storekeepers (there's Pictes on the British islands in 56 av.J-C). Their leader, Duratius, subjected to Romains, their faithful rest during the uprising of 52, in spite of the hostile attitude of his people.
In the IIIth century, appearance of the Christianity. The region is strengthened by St Hilaire,
bishop of Poitiers, and by St Martin, founder of Ligugé. In the Vth century, Poitou is occupied by the Wisigoths, then by the Francs in 507. Shared between the successors, the poitevin country finds its unity in the 1st duchy of Aquitaine.
During the Xth and XIth centuries, the Counts of Poitiers, rivals of the Counts of Auvergne and Toulouse, try hard to make recognize their suzerainty to Pyrénées, but they cannot prevent the encroachments of the Counts ofAnjou, nor be obeyed feudal dynasties which form in the country (viscounties of Thouars, of Chatellerault, seigneuries of Parthenay, of Talmont and Mauléon).
In 1224, Louis VIII annexes Poitou, then gives it in privilege to his 5th son, Alphonse de Poitou. In 1241, the local nobility rebels, led by Lusignan, in support of Henri III of England. In 1271, the region is reunited in the royal domain, and forms the senechaussee of Poitiers. Having been ravaged by the One Hundred Years War, Brétigny's treaty gives up it in England.
Restored by England in privilege to Jean, duke of Berry, it's in 1417 when future Charles VII becomes dauphin and Count of Poitiers. The city of Poitiers becomes major and the parliament sits in it until the liberation of Paris in 1436.
In 1542, the estate management sits in Poitiers, but the limits of the majority don't coincide any more with those of traditional Poitou. In 1773, one tries to fix it Acadiens repatriated from Canada. Pérusse des Cars's put offers them lands to be cultivated in brandes: the experience fails, but Archigny, La Puye and St Pierre de Maillé has houses, said acadiennes.
Famous Personalities
- SAINT HILAIRE :
- Doctors of the Church, born in Poitiers at the beginning of IVth century, died into 367 in Poitiers, from which he was a bishop. He left many works of theology.
- Le cardinal DE LA BALUE :
- born in Angles in 1421, died in 1491. Minister and adviser of Louis XI, he was locked up, of 1469 to 1480, by this one in Loches in an iron cage, because of its many treasons for Charles the Bold one.
- BOUCHET (Jean) :
- born in Poitiers in 1476, died in 1550. He left many poetries and some estimated books of history.
- SAINTE-MARTHE (Scévole de) :
- Latin poet, born in Loudun in 1536, died in London in 1623. He was a controller general of finances of Poitou in 1571 and appointed in the States of Blois. Among his poetries one notices especially the Odes, Silves, the Elegies and the Epigrams.
- BOULENGER (Jules-César) :
- born in Loudun in 1558, died in Cahors in 1628. He composed of many books of history and scholarship.
- SAINTE-MARTHE (Abel de) :
- wire elder of Scévole, born in Loudun in 1566, died in 1652. To advise State and keeps library of Fontainebleau. He as left poetries, but less estimated as those of his father.
- SAINTE-MARTHE (Scévole et Louis de) :
- twin brothers of the precedent, born in Loudun in the 1571, dead first in 1650, the second in 1656. They were named advisers and historiographers of Louis XIII, in 1620. They composed of many joint works. Most known is Gallia Christiana.
- RENAUDOT (Théophraste) :
- doctor, born in Loudun in 1586, died in 1653. In 1631, he founded in Paris a newspaper the Gazette of France.
- LAMBERT (Michel) :
- musician, born in 1610 in Vivonne, died in Paris in 1696. He left of Motets and many airs made up on the words of Benserade, Wood-Robert and Quinault.
- CHEVREAU (Urbain) :
- literary man, born in Loudun in 1613, died in 1701. He travelled by all Europe and was employed as ambassador by Louis XIV. Its works, extremely many, are composed of poetries, novels and plays.
- FILLEAU DE LA CHAISE (Jean) :
- born in Poitiers in 1630, died in 1693. Its best work is the History of saint Louis (1688).
- FERRIÈRES (Charles, marquis de) :
- born in Poitiers in 1741, died in 1804. He was member of the constituent Assembly, of which he composed a history in 3 volumes.
- CRUZÉ-LATOUCHE (Jacques-Antoine) :
- born in Châtellerault in 1749, died in 1800. He was member of Constituent, Convention, the Council of Old, Cinq-Cents, and died senator.
- GILBERT (François-Hilaire) :
- veterinary scientist, born in Châtellerault in 1757, died in 1800. He was member of the Institute and composed of many and very good works on the veterinary medicine and the rural economy.
- THIBEAUDEAU (Antoine) :
- born in Poitiers in 1765, died in 1854. He was member of Convention, of the Council of Cinq-Cents, adviser of State and prefect of the Empire. He left many works of history over this time.
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