Église Saint-Vincent

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L'église Saint-Vincent - this is an old Catholic church of Gothic style. It was almost completely destroyed in the bombing of the US Air Force in May 1944 goda.Pervonachalno it was called the Church of Saint-Vincent-on-Beach because of its proximity to the River Seine. Its parishioners were merchants and a working port, the sailors of foreign courts, as well as numerous natives of the New World (Africans and South Americans), many of whom were baptized in this church. Size, quality, architecture and cultural heritage it is the fourth largest Gothic church (and the most important in Rouen) after the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Abbey of Saint-Ouen and the parish church of Saint-Maclou.Upominanie of the church on this site refers to 1169. The building in the style of "Flamboyant Gothic" was built between 1490 and 1556 godami.Pervy time the church could die as early as 1861 when the redevelopment of Rouen and laying Str. Arc (pictured), but the architects plans could change.