Eglise de la Nativité de la Vierge Marie

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
  • Church
  • Roman
Eglise de Robion, 84440 Robion
Probably built at the end of the 12th century, on the site of a Carolingian building dating from the 9th and 10th centuries, this Romanesque church was restored and remodeled several times.
This Romanesque chruch has been restored and changed many times since its construction in the late 12th century, on the same site where a Carolingian church from the 9th and 10th centuries once existed. Seriously damage in the 14th century, the church was rebuilt in the mid-15th century. Inside, a chapel devoted to Our Lady, built in 1656, with sculpted woodwork from 1960. Gilded wood altar and baptismal font from the 18th century. The star vault in the north-east chapel was built in the 15th century and is embellished with the coats of arms of the Forcalquier family, the lords of Robion. This Church is devoted to Our Lady and was rebuilt in the 15th century on the vestiges of a Romanesque Church dating to the 12th century and was recently renovated in 1984. The Church has a Chapel devoted to the Virgin Mary that was built in 1656 and sculpted woodwork from 1960. Other curiosities are the gilt altar and the baptismal font dating back to the 18th century. The star-ribbed vault of the North-east Chapel is decorated with seals from Forcalquier, the Lords of Robion. Open in summer only

Services

Services

Car park

Rates

Rates

Free entry.

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Eglise de la Nativité de la Vierge Marie
Eglise de Robion, 84440 Robion

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 18 October 2018 at 13:42
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