Aube fascinating churches

The Aube department has got 85 churches or chapels classedas historical churches and other 84 are registered at the supplementarylist. Thanks to them, our area is classed at the firstplace for its 1160 stained glass windows whose 1042 date fromthe 16th century. The Aube department is also famous for themagnificent Troyes School of Sculpture from the 16th centurywhose craftsmen were the heirs to the medieval gothic tradition,such as the Saint Martha’s atelier and the Christ’sEntombment at Chaource, and works in the Italian style likeDominique Florentin’s brilliant carvings. Thanks to the effortsof the Bishopric of Troyes and its many supporters, togetherwith our villages and tourist offices, it is now possible to keepthe doors of the loveliest churches open to our visitors. Theywill have the great pleasure of admiring a part of our heritage,whose people from Aube are particularly proud.