Church of Rocques

With the crossroads of the roads Lisieux - Fauguernon and Hermival-the-Be worth - Ouilly-the-Viscount, draws up the church of Rocques, set up under the patronage of Saint Ouen and classified Historic building in 1946.

Surrounded by its old cemetery on which the two arms extend from a Croix antique of stone, she is firmly camped on her bases. A massive and square tower of the 13th century, surmounted by a small bell-tower, covered in slated, 16th century, form like the fore-part of the nave. During the release (22 August 24th, 1944), part of the church was damaged (stained glasses, porches and right buttress of the right transept). It was restored in 1948-49 by the care of the Rebuilding and the Art schools.

Porches

Two porches out of wooden, juxtaposed in a completely singular way, constitute the most original part of the building. They precede the principal door.
  • the first, and also less decorated, seems to encroach on the cemetery; cut beams probably state that it was decreased.
  • the second, that which adheres to the gate even church, has carved beams of delicate twists.

Two of the right feet carry an escutcheon where it is possible to recognize the weapons of the cardinal the Huntsman: of money to the band of azure charged with three gold small crosses. This porch was thus built during the episcopate of the cardinal the Huntsman, bishop of Lisieux, i.e. between 1505 and 1539. One also notices, in the middle of the contour, an enormous salamander which assure well us construction at the time of François I {{er}}, the salamander being the badge of this king.

The paving of the chorus with its red bricks at six sides attracts the eye of the experts, just like the flares.

Interior

  • the plan: The church is built in the shape of Latin cross, with the appreciably equal arms: chorus, very short nave and two vaults forming transept.