int-Quentin-sur-le-Homme is located 5.5 kilometers south-east of the
town of Avranches, in the hills of the river Selune. Saint-Quentin was
situated on the medieval road taken by pilgrims from Tinchebray,
Conde-sur-Noireau, Falaise or Lisieux to reach Mont Saint-Michael. The
parish of Saint-Quentin was one of the nine parishes around the
episcopal church of Avranches, grouped in the deanery of Chretiente
(Christendom). This deanery was part of the archidiachone of Avranches.

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193. Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme. The large church has a rectangular
narthex (wide porch) along the entire length of the front. The base of
the tower and the nave are Romanesque--probably from the second half
of the 12th century--and have similarities with the church of
Saint-Loup. Several parts are from the 13th century: the narthex before
the church front, the two floors of the tower, the three-row choir, and
finally the south side chapel of the choir. The north side chapel was
built later on, in the 15th or 16th century. The walls of the nave
still bear the mark of the large bays that were opened in the 18th
century to replace the small Romanesque bays. The present bays date
from 1951, with a size similar to the original bays. Photo by Alain
Dermigny. [Alain-105]

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194. Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme. The church plan. Regularly oriented
from west to east, the building is formed of a three-row nave and a
three-row choir with a flat apse. The whole building has an external
length of 47 meters and an external width of 9.6 meters (width of the
front). North and south, two large chapels are adjacent to the first
two rows of the choir. They are so large that they look like transept
arms. The tower is between choir and nave. The church front has a
narthex (wide porch) on its entire length. Plan by Marie Lebert.

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195. Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme. The large tower, between choir and
nave, rests on four thick piers that receive east and west two
semi-circular arches with a double ring. The row between choir and nave
is topped by a groin vault with an oblong plan. In the foreground, the
wooden barrel vault of the nave was rebuilt in 1926 and 1927. The nave
pavings were laid in 1929. The church walls were covered with lime
plaster in 1953. Photo by Marie Lebert. [Marie-24]

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196. Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme. The large tower has a Romanesque base
and two floors from the 13th cent