THE CHURCH OF SAINT-GILLES
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Church with a real treasure of ecclesiastical furniture in Malestroit.
Dating from the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th centuries, this church has two parallel naves and a real treasure trove of ecclesiastical furniture. On the south façade there is a carved ox, a reminder of the animal that, after its owner prayed to Saint Gilles, got up from a fall and continued on his way, pulling the cart that had lost a wheel. Inside, there are admirable 15th century stained glass windows and polychrome statues. During a restoration in 2011, exceptional paintings, probably from the 13th century, were discovered on the vault.
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A l'intérieur, voûte de la croisée du transept ornée de scènes peintes au XIIIeme siècle à l'époque des croisades : un éléphant de combat, un félin pourvu d'une seule corne et un centaure armé d'un bouclier.
Statue de Notre-Dame de Pitié en bois polychrome du XVIeme siècle, sauvée par un chapelier sous la Révolution.