EGLISE SAINT CÔME ET SAINT DAMIEN - ST COSME EN VAIRAIS

Originally Romanesque, the church, dedicated to St Côme and St Damien, was completely rebuilt in the 16th century.

The church dates back to the late 11th and early 12th centuries. The discovery of Merovingian sarcophagi testifies to its construction on a former Merovingian necropolis.
Attached to the building, the imposing square-shaped bell tower is topped by a slate spire.
The nave is separated from the aisles by arcades resting on solid columns. A panelled vault in the shape of the hull of an overturned ship completes the nave.
Two chapels have been added on either side of the transept, one dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the other to the Sacred Heart. A third chapel to the south is dedicated to Our Lady of Pity. A sacristy was added in 1824.
The choir was built in 1605 by a master mason from St Aubin des Coudrais. The choir altarpiece dates from 1700 and is listed as a Historic Monument. The marble high altar dates from 1646.
The furnishings also include two 17th-century bench backs and some rather interesting 19th-century statuary.
The column capitals are Romanesque and mainly depict plant motifs.
The fine stained glass windows date from the late 19th century, except for the one to the right of the entrance, which was made in 2005.