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Home | Centuries | The 16th century - Protestants in the arts and letters – Literature in the 16th century | Protestant temples : from the 16th century to the Revocation | Pons-en-Royans (Isère)
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The Reformation was present in the Dauphiné region from the 16th century. Pierre de Sibiville, a correspondent of Zwingli, was already preaching there in 1523.
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1561 : Grenoble became a safe place for the Protestants |
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Numerous small churches were built, similar in style to the one in Pons-en-Royans.
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 A very simple architecture |
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It was of a typically " popular " style, based on the pattern of a barn.
The building was rectangular, lighted by arched windows and followed the natural slope of the ground. There was a smaller door beside the main portal.
The temple was demolished in the 17th century ; it is known only from surviving documents.
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| Bibliography |
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DUBIEF, Henri et POUJOL, Jacques, La France protestante, Histoire et Lieux de mémoire, Max Chaleil éditeur, Montpellier, 1992, rééd. 2006, 450 pages |
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LAURENT, René, Promenade à travers les temples de France, Les Presses du Languedoc, Millau, 1996, 520 pages |
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REYMOND, Bernard, L'architecture religieuse des protestants, Labor et Fides, Genève, 1996 |
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Études théologiques et Religieuses |
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Tome 75, 2000 |
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GUICHARNAUD, Hélène, Approche de l'architecture des Temples protestants construits en France avant la Révocation, p. 484 |
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