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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

Commemorative Baptismal Plaque


The commemorative baptismal 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:

Right column:

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.

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