https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/19316 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/19316 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:09:24 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:09:24 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53149042 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-14,doc-53149042 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:02:51 +0000 2025-07-01T14:51:50+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53149042"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/42/53149042.7337533e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="190" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Church belonged to the Abbey of Marcilhac, possibly as early as the 10th century. <br /> <br /> According to legend, Saint Namphaise, a hermit who retired to Quercy after becoming a baron to Charlemagne, was buried there. His tomb is said to be in the church's crypt. He became famous for the miracles that occurred there, particularly the healing of epileptics.<br /> <br /> The church was completely rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1883 and 1886, while the Romanesque crypt was preserved.<br /> <br /> The crypt</div> Caniac-du-Causse - Saint-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53149042"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/42/53149042.7337533e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="190" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Church belonged to the Abbey of Marcilhac, possibly as early as the 10th century. <br /> <br /> According to legend, Saint Namphaise, a hermit who retired to Quercy after becoming a baron to Charlemagne, was buried there. His tomb is said to be in the church's crypt. He became famous for the miracles that occurred there, particularly the healing of epileptics.<br /> <br /> The church was completely rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1883 and 1886, while the Romanesque crypt was preserved.<br /> <br /> The crypt</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53149030 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-14,doc-53149030 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:51:10 +0000 2025-07-01T15:51:10+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53149030"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/30/53149030.c6083036.240.jpg?r2" width="171" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Church belonged to the Abbey of Marcilhac, possibly as early as the 10th century. <br /> <br /> According to legend, Saint Namphaise, a hermit who retired to Quercy after becoming a baron to Charlemagne, was buried there. His tomb is said to be in the church's crypt. He became famous for the miracles that occurred there, particularly the healing of epileptics.<br /> <br /> The church was completely rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1883 and 1886, while the Romanesque crypt was preserved.<br /> <br /> The crypt<br /> <br /> It was believed, that passing under the reliquary of Saint Namphaise would cure sterility and recurring illnesses.</div> Caniac-du-Causse - Saint-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53149030"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/30/53149030.c6083036.240.jpg?r2" width="171" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Church belonged to the Abbey of Marcilhac, possibly as early as the 10th century. <br /> <br /> According to legend, Saint Namphaise, a hermit who retired to Quercy after becoming a baron to Charlemagne, was buried there. His tomb is said to be in the church's crypt. He became famous for the miracles that occurred there, particularly the healing of epileptics.<br /> <br /> The church was completely rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1883 and 1886, while the Romanesque crypt was preserved.<br /> <br /> The crypt<br /> <br /> It was believed, that passing under the reliquary of Saint Namphaise would cure sterility and recurring illnesses.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53148392 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-13,doc-53148392 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:50:04 +0000 2025-07-01T14:48:36+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53148392"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/92/53148392.eab4102f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="187" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Church belonged to the Abbey of Marcilhac, possibly as early as the 10th century. <br /> <br /> According to legend, Saint Namphaise, a hermit who retired to Quercy after becoming a baron to Charlemagne, was buried there. His tomb is said to be in the church's crypt. He became famous for the miracles that occurred there, particularly the healing of epileptics.<br /> <br /> The church was completely rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1883 and 1886, while the Romanesque crypt was preserved.<br /> <br /> The crypt</div> Caniac-du-Causse - Saint-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53148392"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/92/53148392.eab4102f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="187" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Church belonged to the Abbey of Marcilhac, possibly as early as the 10th century. <br /> <br /> According to legend, Saint Namphaise, a hermit who retired to Quercy after becoming a baron to Charlemagne, was buried there. His tomb is said to be in the church's crypt. He became famous for the miracles that occurred there, particularly the healing of epileptics.<br /> <br /> The church was completely rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque style between 1883 and 1886, while the Romanesque crypt was preserved.<br /> <br /> The crypt</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128804 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-31,doc-53128804 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:12:30 +0000 2025-07-01T23:12:30+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128804"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/04/53128804.3ff0a5ac.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="214" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The museum was originally founded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.<br /> <br /> Saint-Gery Church, Cahors<br /> <br /> Capital, limestone, 12th c.</div> Cahors - Musée Henri-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128804"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/04/53128804.3ff0a5ac.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="214" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The museum was originally founded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.<br /> <br /> Saint-Gery Church, Cahors<br /> <br /> Capital, limestone, 12th c.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128584 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-31,doc-53128584 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:23:17 +0000 2025-07-01T16:12:32+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128584"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/84/53128584.e0bb1df7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="230" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The museum was foriginally ounded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.<br /> <br /> The Priory of Saint-Jean de Catus, located about 20 km from Cahors, was first mentioned in 1095 as a dependency of the Abbey of Saint Michael of Cluse in Italy. The Hundred Years' War led to its decline. The priory was abandoned at the end of the 14th century. It was sold as national property between 1792 and 1796. The priory church still serves the parish. All the capitals come from the former priory.<br /> <br /> Capital, limestone, 1120/30<br /> The Raising of Lazarus</div> Cahors - Musée Henri-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128584"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/84/53128584.e0bb1df7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="230" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The museum was foriginally ounded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.<br /> <br /> The Priory of Saint-Jean de Catus, located about 20 km from Cahors, was first mentioned in 1095 as a dependency of the Abbey of Saint Michael of Cluse in Italy. The Hundred Years' War led to its decline. The priory was abandoned at the end of the 14th century. It was sold as national property between 1792 and 1796. The priory church still serves the parish. All the capitals come from the former priory.<br /> <br /> Capital, limestone, 1120/30<br /> The Raising of Lazarus</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128020 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-30,doc-53128020 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:10:56 +0000 2025-07-01T16:12:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128020"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/80/20/53128020.10f083c8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The museum was foriginally ounded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.<br /> <br /> The Priory of Saint-Jean de Catus, located about 20 km from Cahors, was first mentioned in 1095 as a dependency of the Abbey of Saint Michael of Cluse in Italy. The Hundred Years' War led to its decline. The priory was abandoned at the end of the 14th century. It was sold as national property between 1792 and 1796. The priory church still serves the parish. All the capitals come from the former priory.<br /> <br /> Capital, limestone, 1120/30</div> Cahors - Musée Henri-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53128020"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/80/20/53128020.10f083c8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The museum was foriginally ounded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.<br /> <br /> The Priory of Saint-Jean de Catus, located about 20 km from Cahors, was first mentioned in 1095 as a dependency of the Abbey of Saint Michael of Cluse in Italy. The Hundred Years' War led to its decline. The priory was abandoned at the end of the 14th century. It was sold as national property between 1792 and 1796. The priory church still serves the parish. All the capitals come from the former priory.<br /> <br /> Capital, limestone, 1120/30</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110932 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-17,doc-53110932 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:09:54 +0000 2025-07-01T13:51:54+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110932"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/32/53110932.bd2b1831.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="186" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1088, the existing parish was transferred to the nearby Benedictine monastery of Gellone (= Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert), which built a priory church here, probably consecrated around 1100.<br /> <br /> The Church of St. Martin is one of the few buildings in Europe with triconch or trefoil plan, consisting of three apses around the crossing.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Saint-Martin-de-Londres - Saint Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110932"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/32/53110932.bd2b1831.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="186" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1088, the existing parish was transferred to the nearby Benedictine monastery of Gellone (= Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert), which built a priory church here, probably consecrated around 1100.<br /> <br /> The Church of St. Martin is one of the few buildings in Europe with triconch or trefoil plan, consisting of three apses around the crossing.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110908 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-17,doc-53110908 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:33:53 +0000 2025-07-01T13:51:11+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110908"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/08/53110908.62106e20.240.jpg?r2" width="173" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1088, the existing parish was transferred to the nearby Benedictine monastery of Gellone (= Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert), which built a priory church here, probably consecrated around 1100.<br /> <br /> The Church of St. Martin is one of the few buildings in Europe with triconch or trefoil plan, consisting of three apses around the crossing.<br /> <br /> The portal</div> Saint-Martin-de-Londres - Saint Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110908"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/08/53110908.62106e20.240.jpg?r2" width="173" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1088, the existing parish was transferred to the nearby Benedictine monastery of Gellone (= Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert), which built a priory church here, probably consecrated around 1100.<br /> <br /> The Church of St. Martin is one of the few buildings in Europe with triconch or trefoil plan, consisting of three apses around the crossing.<br /> <br /> The portal</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110816 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-17,doc-53110816 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:20:18 +0000 2025-07-01T13:50:46+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110816"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/16/53110816.4604fed6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="204" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1088, the existing parish was transferred to the nearby Benedictine monastery of Gellone (= Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert), which built a priory church here, probably consecrated around 1100.<br /> <br /> The Church of St. Martin is one of the few buildings in Europe with triconch or trefoil plan, consisting of three apses around the crossing. Other examples can be found in Cologne, Müstair and Germigny-des-Prés.</div> Saint-Martin-de-Londres - Saint Martin (PiP) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53110816"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/16/53110816.4604fed6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="204" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1088, the existing parish was transferred to the nearby Benedictine monastery of Gellone (= Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert), which built a priory church here, probably consecrated around 1100.<br /> <br /> The Church of St. Martin is one of the few buildings in Europe with triconch or trefoil plan, consisting of three apses around the crossing. Other examples can be found in Cologne, Müstair and Germigny-des-Prés.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100992 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-08,doc-53100992 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:04:53 +0000 2025-07-01T12:14:58+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100992"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/92/53100992.a9398c48.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="194" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The name of the town derives from "Sancti-Pétri Monasterium", a monastery established in 740 by the Benedictines of Saint-Martin-d'Autun. Its site, near the Roman road from Autun to Bordeaux, had been offered to them by Queen Brunehaut.<br /> <br /> Today´s church probably replaces the old church of the priory. There were several phases of construction between the 12th and 16th century. Some parts of the building date from the 19th century. Three architectural styles are present: Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic.</div> Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier - Saint-Pierre <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100992"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/92/53100992.a9398c48.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="194" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The name of the town derives from "Sancti-Pétri Monasterium", a monastery established in 740 by the Benedictines of Saint-Martin-d'Autun. Its site, near the Roman road from Autun to Bordeaux, had been offered to them by Queen Brunehaut.<br /> <br /> Today´s church probably replaces the old church of the priory. There were several phases of construction between the 12th and 16th century. Some parts of the building date from the 19th century. Three architectural styles are present: Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100930 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-08,doc-53100930 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:26:51 +0000 2025-07-01T12:12:40+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100930"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/30/53100930.2bce0f43.240.jpg?r2" width="204" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The name of the town derives from "Sancti-Pétri Monasterium", a monastery established in 740 by the Benedictines of Saint-Martin-d'Autun. Its site, near the Roman road from Autun to Bordeaux, had been offered to them by Queen Brunehaut.<br /> <br /> Today´s church probably replaces the old church of the priory. There were several phases of construction between the 12th and 16th century. Some parts of the building date from the 19th century. Three architectural styles are present: Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic.<br /> <br /> The Romanesque tympanum depicts Christ in Majesty, flanked by the four apostles.</div> Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier - Saint-Pierre <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100930"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/30/53100930.2bce0f43.240.jpg?r2" width="204" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The name of the town derives from "Sancti-Pétri Monasterium", a monastery established in 740 by the Benedictines of Saint-Martin-d'Autun. Its site, near the Roman road from Autun to Bordeaux, had been offered to them by Queen Brunehaut.<br /> <br /> Today´s church probably replaces the old church of the priory. There were several phases of construction between the 12th and 16th century. Some parts of the building date from the 19th century. Three architectural styles are present: Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic.<br /> <br /> The Romanesque tympanum depicts Christ in Majesty, flanked by the four apostles.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100894 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-08,doc-53100894 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:35:51 +0000 2025-07-01T12:28:32+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100894"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/94/53100894.93a7cd54.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="214" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The name of the town derives from "Sancti-Pétri Monasterium", a monastery established in 740 by the Benedictines of Saint-Martin-d'Autun. Its site, near the Roman road from Autun to Bordeaux, had been offered to them by Queen Brunehaut.<br /> <br /> <br /> Today´s church probably replaces the old church of the priory. There were several phases of construction between the 12th and 16th century. Some parts of the building date from the 19th century. Three architectural styles are present: Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic.</div> Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier - Saint-Pierre <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53100894"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/94/53100894.93a7cd54.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="214" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The name of the town derives from "Sancti-Pétri Monasterium", a monastery established in 740 by the Benedictines of Saint-Martin-d'Autun. Its site, near the Roman road from Autun to Bordeaux, had been offered to them by Queen Brunehaut.<br /> <br /> <br /> Today´s church probably replaces the old church of the priory. There were several phases of construction between the 12th and 16th century. Some parts of the building date from the 19th century. Three architectural styles are present: Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099750 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-07,doc-53099750 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:34:04 +0000 2025-07-08T13:24:48+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099750"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/50/53099750.d13cc521.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="191" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Chapeau is a small village near Moulins. The parish church, Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Genès, dates back to the 12th century,</div> Chapeau - Saint-Barthélémy et Saint-Genès <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099750"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/50/53099750.d13cc521.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="191" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Chapeau is a small village near Moulins. The parish church, Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Genès, dates back to the 12th century,</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098238 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098238 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:36:35 +0000 2025-07-01T15:31:03+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098238"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/38/53098238.82058925.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="237" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098238"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/38/53098238.82058925.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="237" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098234 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098234 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:24:58 +0000 2025-07-01T15:30:43+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098234"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/34/53098234.7afe89bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="206" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel in the lions' den. To the right Habakkuk and an angel</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098234"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/34/53098234.7afe89bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="206" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel in the lions' den. To the right Habakkuk and an angel</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098228 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098228 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:12:24 +0000 2025-07-01T15:30:17+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098228"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/28/53098228.77fd5c01.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="230" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098228"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/28/53098228.77fd5c01.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="230" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098222 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098222 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:53:23 +0000 2025-07-01T15:28:23+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098222"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/22/53098222.bae46da5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The choir stalls</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098222"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/22/53098222.bae46da5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The choir stalls</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098208 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098208 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:37:19 +0000 2025-07-01T15:24:42+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098208"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/08/53098208.3a257025.240.jpg?r2" width="220" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098208"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/08/53098208.3a257025.240.jpg?r2" width="220" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097964 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53097964 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:56:58 +0000 2025-07-01T15:22:45+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097964"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/64/53097964.6b285ba6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097964"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/64/53097964.6b285ba6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097944 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53097944 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:39:00 +0000 2025-07-01T15:21:14+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097944"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/44/53097944.6444a440.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097944"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/44/53097944.6444a440.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Martin M. Miles