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Built in the sixteenth century by Geoffroy de Pompadour, bishop of the Puy, this parish church of the country of Pompadour has undergone a second life since 2008 thanks to the work of André Brasilier, Rome's first grand prize of painting and host of Villa Médicis. A monumental contemporary fresco of 500 m ² covers the walls and the arch that have been redesigned and shimmered for the project. Colorful and colorful paintings of different blues take on the main themes of the Bible in scenes populated by animals (including the horse for which the city and the artist have a common passion). A decoration that attracts a lot of children, guided by the book-game offered by the tourist office (the question course can be done with the family). For 5 years, this renovation and creation work has brought together many companions including the artisans of the famous Paccard foundry for bells and the Limoges Vitrail Workshop. The 30-minute comment is complemented by the projection of a 40-min film that traces the stages of this restoration and shows the companions at work.

A jewel of Romanesque art, this church was part of a vast priory attached to the Abbey of the "Chair God", founded by Robert de Turlande. The Benedictine monks contributed to its construction in 1122, imposing building on the edge of this vast plateau dominating the country. Despite the violence of the wars of Religion and the Sling, which only saves the choir in the ambulatory and the transept, it retains its nobility and greatness. In the interior, the ambulatory of the pilgrimage churches surrounds the enhanced chorus. Notice the sculpted capitals: the one located near the entrance to a juggler (frequent companion of pilgrims on the route of Compostelle) and the expression of the face of the very beautiful Christ, a pure gem of Spanish origin, which seems to follow you and, in turn, to speak, look and communicate his suffering and tenderness; view of the right, his eyes evoke the serenity of death seems to follow you. In summer, the church hosts classical music concerts at the "Festival de Saint Robert" and guided tours are organised.

Nestled between the th and th centuries environments, this Romanesque-style church originally consisted of a choir, a transept and a nave with three spans. It was enlarged from bas to the early th century. The chevet, with Cistercian inspiration, is the oldest part. Struck by lightning in 1841, his bell was rebuilt by Viollet-le-Duc. Inside, take the time to observe the floral motifs carved on the columns of columns that overcome the spans, beautiful woodwork, 1864 th century stalls, pietà wooden pietà of the 1874 th century or the organ of Cavaillé-Coll, realized between and in the neo-Renaissance style. In the th century, François Bosroussel, a master doctor in Ussel, ordered the foil of the quartermaster, the tabernacle and the altarpiece (the latter is not present anymore).

This chapel was built in the th century, at a time when the cemetery of the St. Martin Church was transferred to the city hospital. It underwent a change in the th century when the brotherhood of blue Krajina (whose spirituality is inspired by the Franciscan ideal) settled there. A pole of religious arts at the Musée du Pays d'Ussel, it contains beautiful collections of art and religious ethnography. It contains a magnificent golden altarpiece, works by Paul Delimosin (1711), a Pentecôte Frères (1664), a socket in champlevé enamel from the early th century as well as polychrome wooden statues.

Located at the top of Pasteur Street, La Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Chabanne is a rural chapel, which benefits from calm and a green setting away from the city. His view dominates the town of Ussel. Built in the mid th century as a chamber, it is characterized by its large and massive walls surmounted by a large slate roof. His bell was the subject of three restorations: one in 1750, the other in the aftermath of the Second World War and the last in 1993. This religious building has a glazed dome painted in 169, the realization of which would be attributed to Jean Jaloustre, a painter from the nearby small town of Meymac (according to the Ussel tourist office). The ancient statue of the Virgin was destroyed in 1793. The stone sculpture of the Virgin to the Child, whose base is adorned with two bumble and Coquilles shells, dates back to the th century. The statue, now visible above the door, is a copy; The original was deposited at the Doubs Chapel (at the bottom of Pasteur Street).