 Among the records of the Abbey of Savigny in northern France is the first reference to the church in 889 and the mention of a Benedictine oratory in 995.The present church was constructed from the 12th century on the foundations of the oratory, as mentioned in the records of the Abbey of Ainay of Lyon.The church and its attached buildings were recognized by Popes Eugène III in 1153 and Innocent IV in 1250.