Description
"Located next to the Abbaye aux Hommes in Caen are the ruins of St-Etienne-le-Vieux, a large medieval church. It is also known as Old St. Stephen's church because it is adjacent to the newer Abbaye aux Hommes that was also dedicated to St. Stephen. Originally built in the Romanesque style in the 11th century, it was destroyed during the 100 years war but rebuilt in the Gothic style. During the French Revolution it was used as a stable. St-Etienne-le-Vieux was saved from demolition by Arcisse de Caumont in 1847, but was partly destroyed in World War II in another bombing of 1944."