History

• Nave (1488 - 1539), Chorus (1661 - 1663).

With the site of collegial of Saint-Vulfran in the beginning a parish church was. It is only in XIIe century that the count of Ponthieu brings back the relics of Vulfran saint there (from where the origin of the name of this collegial), it founds there also a chapter of 26 Chanoines.

It is towards the end of XVe century that the collegial one was built at the bottom of a valley on the marshy ground which is located, at the time, very near to an arm of the Somme.

With the restarting of the economy, it is a new era of prosperity which starts in the area. It is thus a new artistic dash which proceeds in this period, and which makes it possible to carry out splendid the Gothic blazing of this church.

The chapter of Saint-Vulfran wished to have the most beautiful church of Ponthieu. With this intention, he thus asks the financial support of the king de France, of the count of Ponthieu and the town of Abbeville. So that the faithful ones can continue to practice their worship, the Western part is begun on June 7th 1488. The Western frontage is almost finished in 1502, which makes it possible to start the frontage is.

In 1524, a mass is celebrated in the second vault. Until 1539 the rate/rhythm of work accelerates. Unfortunately, the building site lacks means, which stops work, in spite of the fact that the collegial one was going to be finished. It is at the XVIIe century that an authorization is given to a brotherhood to increase their vault, which reduces a little the collegial one. It is only at the end of the XVIIe century that the oriental party of collegial will be completed.

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