Today's medieval church is the famous Cluniac Abbey of St. Peter in Moissac, France. The church was consecrated in 1063 and the cloister completed around 1100.
There is nothing especially noteworthy about the overall structure of the church, and very few medievalists would be able to identify a photograph like this one.
The church is famous for its details. Above, a capital in the cloister.
The elaborate south porch, built in the 12th century, is especially well known.
Two views of the trumeau --that's the pillar in the middle of the door.
Sculptures from the porch. Top, the story of Lazurus, shown lying dead outside the rich man's house, and resting in the bosom of Abraham. Below, some observers of Christ's majesty.
Abbot Durandus, abbot of Moissac from 1047-1071, and later Bishop of Toulouse, on a pillar in the cloister.
The sickbed.
You can view many more images of the sculptures
here.
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