The St. Euverte church is located on the street of the same name, to Orléans at a few hundred meters east of the cathedral and historic center.
It is named after one of the first bishops of the city in the fourth century and the church was built as a simple oratory in the ninth century on the premises of the tomb of St. Euverte.
From the thirteenth century the religious community that had settled near the church decided to attach to the Abbey of St. Victor in Paris falling since the order of St. Augustine. The building was then rebuilt and demolished twice during the Hundred Years War to prevent the English turn it into a stronghold.
Again very affected during the wars of religion, the church was rebuilt thanks to the generosity of Henry IV. The project lasts from 1611 to 1737.
During the Revolution, the abbey served as the church is removed and the church became a warehouse and a mill. It was not until the 1830s that is initiated a restoration with a new congregation (the Fathers of Mercy which will succeed the late nineteenth the Brothers of the Christian Schools).
Over the centuries, despite the demolitions and reconstructions, the Saint-Euverte has always maintained the same level composed of a nave, aisles, a transept flanked by chapels and an apse. As for the tower, four levels, it dates from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. And in terms of the decor, it was always sober, according to the rules of the religious order of St. Augustine.
Protected as historical monuments, the church may stake a free ride or guided tour of the city. Information at +33 2 38 24 05 05.
