St. George's Church

The Saint-Georges church is a Catholic parish church located in Chevrières, France. It was built between 1530 and 1545 in the flamboyant gothic style, under the impulse of the new local lord, Robert de Broully. His recumbent statue is kept in the church. Splendid stained glass windows were donated by the chapter of Beauvais, the lord's attorney and his wife, as well as by the canon Nicolas Bottée. Four of these stained glass windows attributed to the Beauvais workshop of Nicolas Leprince remain, but were heavily restored in 1860. The nave and its side aisles had to be financed by the parishioners, and they remained unfinished until 1868. The homogeneity of the architecture makes it impossible to suspect that the church is in fact the result of several construction campaigns, except for the façade, which includes a portal from 1672. As a whole, the church of Saint-Georges is quite representative of the flamboyant reconstructions of the second half of the 16th century in the region, and without particularly standing out, it can be considered as a quality achievement. It was largely refurnished in the 19th century, and its classification as a historical monument was made in 1920. The church of Saint-Georges is today affiliated with the parish of Saint-Joseph de la plaine d'Estrées, and hosts Eucharistic celebrations on most Sunday mornings, as well as several times during the week.