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CHURCH OF ST. MARTIN

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Place de l'Eglise, 17123Aix Island, France
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2024
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Former monastery of the monks of Cluny, transformed into a church after having undergone significant damage during the Hundred Years War

The little church on the Ile d'Aix is in fact a former monastery of the Cluny monks. After suffering extensive damage during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) and the Wars of Religion (1567-1570), it was restored in the 1970s. Near the altar are the bones of refractory priests, imprisoned on slave ships anchored off the island during the bloody Terror regime (1793). To reach the 11th-century crypt, take the staircase leading from the choir. It features a transept with an apsidal chapel.

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Laure417
Laure417
Visited in august 2024
Eglise Saint-Martin, Ile d'Aix
L’Église Saint-Martin située sur l’Ile d’Aix est une église très jolie et émouvante en particulier du fait de la plaque apposée sur un mur à l’intérieur concernant les prêtres déportés et martyrs de l’estuaire de la Gironde (1794-1795). Cette plaque explique également la présence de l’ossuaire devant l’autel. Crypte belle et sobre également. C’est une église qui mérite, selon moi, la visite.
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titite87
titite87
Visited in may 2017
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Beau monument, agréable et intéressant à visiter lors de la découverte de l'île.
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fare44
fare44
Visited in may 2016
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belle église très ancienne, en très bel état, avec une crypte très jolie
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