St-Aubin Church - Tourouvre
Perche - France

St-Aubin Church Plaque outside church

St-Aubin Church, named in honor of the 7th century bishop of Angers, was built in the late 15th century, using as a foundation the remains of an earlier church destroyed during the Hundred Years War. In addition to its historic value as a church, St-Aubin is also important monument for the french-canadian families whose ancestors lived in the area.

There are stained glass windows and plaques in the church honoring the ancestors who were baptized here as well as individual Tourouvre families who were part of the emigration to Canada.

Main Altar
Madonna and Child Icon
St-Aubin Statue
Main altar with Nativity scene paintings
Madonna and Child Icon
to the left of the altar
St-Aubin statue over the altar

Belfry Doorway
Baptistry
Church Doorway
Belfry doorway - 1616
The Baptistry
Church doorway

Window detail
Windows
Window detail
Left window detail - departure
Windows honoring Canadian emigrants
Right window detail - return

Baptism Plaque
Baptism plaque

The baptism plaque above honors Tourouvian emigrants who were baptized at St-Aubin Church. The names of Michelle (Michèle) Mabille (May 20, 1592), Guillaume Pelletier's wife, and their son Jean Pelletier (June 12, 1627), have been bracketed by the author.

Here is the list of those whose names appear on the plaque, with spelling as it appears, except for the letter "u", which appears as a "v":

Left column:
  • Louise Lousche
  • Henri Pinguet
  • Jean Juchereau
  • Michele Mabille (Guillaume Pelletier's wife)
  • Jean Guyon
  • Noel Juchereau
  • Jean Roussin
  • Marguerite Gagnon
  • Sebastien Legrand
  • Mathurin Gagnon
  • Charles Guillebourg
  • Jean Gagnon
  • Robert Giguere
  • Nicolas Rivard
  • Jacques Loyseau
  • Julien Mercier
  • Mathurin Gohier
  • Magdelaine Roussin
Right cloumn:
  • Francoise Pinguet
  • Jean Maenfant
  • Jean Creste
  • Jean Pelletier (Guillaume Pelletier's son)
  • Noel Pinguet
  • Pierre Pinguet
  • Francoise Roussin
  • Aubin Lambert
  • Nicolas Roussin
  • Michel Aubin
  • Francois Provost
  • Robert Rivard
  • Antoine Lefort
  • Pierre Cochereau
  • Louise Roussin
  • Francois Drouet
  • Jacques Gagnon
At the bottom right of the plaque is writen: "Je me souviens" - "I remember"

The upper coat-of-arms on the left is that of Tourouvre, and the lower is a combination of the Perche coat-of-arms (three red chevrons) and Canada's maple leaf.