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SAINT-NICOLAS CHURCH

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Place Leclerc, 2, rue Pierre Pestureau, 86400Civray, France
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2024
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Church with a facade on which a multitude of carved characters take place.

It is a jewel of Romanesque architecture. Built during the second half of the 12th century, the church surprises by its rectangular facade on which a multitude of sculpted characters take place. Zodiacal calendar associated with the work of the fields, wise and foolish virgins, angels musicians, evangelists... are to be observed. Inside, you will be charmed by the colors of the columns painted in the 19th century and in the right transept, by the 13th century fresco which tells the legend of Saint-Gilles. Walk around the monument and observe its lantern tower.

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En tant qu’église prioriale et église principale d’une seigneurie notable, l’église Saint-Nicolas est de dimensions importantes et son architecture est particulièrement soignée. Son intérêt principal est sa façade occidentale merveilleusement ornée. Plus large que haute, les sculptures y foisonnent et on ne se lasse pas de les observer et de relever de nouveaux détails.
Endommagée pendant les guerres de religion et la fureur iconoclaste de la Révolution puis très négligée, la façade est heureusement sauvée par une restauration majeure en 1842 alors qu’elle est démontée pierre par pierre (ce qui provoque l’effondrement de la première travée, relevée par la suite), nettoyée, restaurée puis remontée autant à l’identique que possible. L’architecte qui effectue le remontage n’étant pas le même que celui qui l’a démontée et n’ayant qu’un dessin à disposition, quelques erreurs se sont glissées. Mais à moins de connaissances approfondies, nous ne les voyons pas! Des traces de polychromie ont été relevées, ce qui permet de conclure que la façade était sans doute peinte au Moyen-Âge.
Treès beautiful church, a magnificent monument, imposing, to visit.

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