ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH

Founded in the 4th century by Saint Helena, this church was named Sainte-Croix de Gergogilium . In the mid-9th century, the Vikings destroyed all but the nave. Rebuilt in the ^12th, ^13th and ^15th centuries, its 64 oak stalls, classified as M.H. in 1999, make for an impressive choir. Consecrated by Martin de Tours, Joan of Arc is honored by a fresco by painter Guillonnet (1952) and a ceramic (1962) by Jeanne Champillou. The ^19th-century organs are no longer in working order, but are of great beauty, as are the stained-glass windows made in Tours and Chartres.