L'église disparue de Saint Jean sur Cailly

The church of Saint Jean sur Cailly was sold by the “fabrique” (1) of Saint André sur Cailly in 1823 for the sum of 1267 francs.

 This church had two chapels in its choir. One, the Virgin chapel , was owned by Mr. Jacques Paris, corrector in the chamber of accounts of Normandy and the other, Saint Nicolas chapel, was ceded in 1675 to Adrien Dufour. This system of transfer of chapels made it possible to finance the maintenance of the building. 

The sacristy behind the altar was very humid. This moisture was also found in the nave. There was no pulpit despite the wish of Mgr Claude Maur d'Aubigné, Archbishop of Rouen, during his visit on September 30, 1714.

The churchyard was sold on February 12, 1829. There were no burials for several years after the sale of the church (1823). The sandstone and pebbles were sold for 100 francs to Adrien Guérard de la Quesnerie and the land of 600 sq yards was sold for 430 francs to Mr. Brument.

Eleven churches in the canton of Clères were destroyed during this period due to the grouping of parishes. Saint André sur Cailly welcomed the parishioners of Saint Jean sur Cailly and Pibeuf.

Fabrique: assembly of clerics and laity administering the property of the parish.