CHAPEL OF ST. PIERRE DE BREDONS
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Chapel, vestige of a Benedictine monastery, where to discover a high altar with great proportions and with a finesse of execution.
A remnant of an 11th century Benedictine monastery, this church was first dedicated to St Timothy. In 1075, it became a parish church and was dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. Part of the buildings were demolished in 1795 but the bell tower was rebuilt at the same time. The centrepiece of the church is undoubtedly the high altar, with its monumental proportions and remarkable finesse of execution. It was made in 1710 by Antoine Boyer, a local artist, and gilded by Noël Verdier d'Apchon. Different scenes are represented: Christ in majesty, Adam and Eve, Christ welcoming the Virgin, the resurrection. Its crowning glory was recently restored and classified as a Historic Monument. Every summer, the association of the Friends of Bredons proposes visits of the Clunisian site and makes the walls of the church resound by organizing concerts. In 2019, the association celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Note: some of the church's treasures are kept in the museum of Haute Auvergne, in Saint-Four, including one that was the envy of many: the reliquary statue of Saint Peter, dating from the 12th century.
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