Church of Saint-Taurin, Évreux

The Church of Saint-Taurin is a former Benedictine abbey church founded around 950 by Richard I of Normandy, dedicated to Saint Taurin, the first bishop of Évreux who evangelized the region in the 4th century. The building showcases a fascinating blend of Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque architectural styles due to multiple reconstructions, with 12th-century pillars in the north aisle, a 15th-century Gothic choir rebuilt after the Hundred Years' War, and a 17th-century classical portal. The church's greatest treasure is the Châsse (Reliquary) of Saint Taurin, a 13th-century masterpiece of French goldsmith work commissioned around 1246-1255, designed as a miniature Gothic cathedral in silver and gilded copper with champlevé enamel.