This Church (historical monument) has an original 12th century porch, which was mutilated by the bombardments.
Romanesque in style, it stands out from the remainder of the building and extends over the whole breadth of the west front. Its tile-covered roof rests on a timber-work frame, whose beams appear to be 16th century. Two round-arched openings in the ends of the porch serve as entrances. The front is pierced with a number of round arcades. The central door giving access to the church is of a later date (16th or 17th century). The capitals of the arcadings are 12th century. Their curious decoration represents figures of men, animals, birds, scrolls, etc.
The ruined tower and nave were likewise 12th century. The side-chapels, transept-crossing and choir were rebuilt in the 16th century.
CAUROY CHURCH IN 1918
STREET IN CAUROY VILLAGE
(Seen from the Porch of the Church. To go from Cauroy to Cormicy, take this street opposite the Church.)
In the interior of the church, the wooden altar-screen over the high-altar dated from 1616. The painting which decorated its central panel, and the side woodwork of the choir were removed in 1888. The altar-screen (1547) of the southern side-chapel was composed of an assemblage of stone statues representing The Virgin carrying Jesus, St. Roch, a pilgrim, and St. Stephen, a deacon, with the donor kneeling at his feet.
Under several of the houses in the village are subterranean passages, the most noteworthy being that under the old presbytery on the left of the church, to which access is gained by a stair of fifty-one steps.