Saturday, September 22, 2012

Today's Medieval Church: Saint-Nectaire, France

Constructed in the mid twelfth century to serve the monks of La Chaise-Dieu, later becoming a parish church. A mostly forgotten Romanesque gem in the Auvergne.

I love this inlaid stonework.

The choir.



The church has an amazing set of capitals carved with scenes from the life of Christ; lots of pictures here.

The church is the home of this Romanesque statue, known as Notre-Dame du Mont Cornadore.


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