Church of Saint-Jean, Caen

Catholic church in Caen, France

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Church in Normandy, France

49°10′50″N 0°21′28″W / 49.18056°N 0.35778°W / 49.18056; -0.35778LocationCaen, Calvados, NormandyCountry

FranceDenominationRoman catholicArchitectureHeritage designationMonument historiqueDesignated1840Architectural typeGothic, renaissanceYears built15th century–16th century

The church of Saint-Jean de Caen is the parish church of the Saint-Jean district in Caen, France. It was classified as a historical monument in the list of French historic monuments protected in 1840.^[1]^[2]

The first place of worship, dedicated to the Apostle John, was founded in the seventh century on a Roman road crossing the marshes of the lower valley of the Orne. This axis, connecting Augustodurum (Bayeux) to Noviomagus Lexoviorum (Lisieux), later became rue Exmoisine, now rue Saint-Jean. In 1954-1956, monolithic sarcophagi made of Caen stone were discovered during work in the church. They testify to the probable existence of a small necropolis along the Roman road and an oratory founded nearby. Of this pre-Romanesque sanctuary, nothing remains.

References

^ Base Mérimée: Église Saint-Jean, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Gervais de La Rue, Essais historiques sur la ville de Caen et son arrondissement, Caen, Poisson, 1820, p. 256.