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ST. MAUR'S CHURCH

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A Romanesque church with watchtower rooms, buttresses and an eastern bretèche at the city wall of Martel

The Romanesque church, founded by the dean of the Souillac monastery, has left as its only vestige its portal adorned with a sculpted tympanum, dating from the middle of the XIIᵉ century. It was replaced by a Gothic church during the first half of the XIVᵉ century. The latter underwent major modifications at the end of the Hundred Years' War, before being embellished in the early XVIᵉ century with a bell tower, designed as a defensive structure. Integrated on the eastern side of the city wall, the church features chambers built into the top of its buttresses.

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L'Eglise Saint-Maur à Martel
L'Eglise Saint-Maur est adossée aux remparts de la cité médiévale de Martel. Cette église fortifiée présente tours à échauguette, mâchicoulis et tour-clocher de plus de 40 m de hauteur. C'est une très belle église possédant un tympan roman sculpté ainsi qu'un intérieur magnifique avec des panneaux peints, du mobilier et des vitraux également très beaux. Les peintures du XIX ème siècle, restaurées, ornent les murs et les voûtes et restituent l'aspect coloré du Moyen Age. J'ai adoré cette profusion de couleurs relativement surprenante dans un lieu habituellement plutôt austère.

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