The most beautiful religious buildings Central

It is necessary to climb a little to reach this splendid Romanesque church built in the 11th and 12th centuries. You will discover a magnificent polychrome sculpture of characters and animals from the bestiary of the Middle Ages as well as two pyramids, called "dubes". These, as well as the Romanesque portal and the stained glass windows, have just been restored. The Collegiate Church contains the tomb of Agnes Sorel and possibly that of Ludovico Sforza, patron of Leonardo da Vinci. After archaeological excavations in 2019 and 2021, DNA research should confirm the probabilities (90%).

The chapel, which dominates the entire city with its monumental golden statue, is visible by far. It was originally the chapel of the medieval castle. Destroyed, reconstructed, diminished, she finally was rehabilitated at the end of the nineteenth century and was the subject of a pilgrimage, in memory of the epidemic of plague of 1630. She always extends his right arm onto the city, the left behind the child Jesus. The climb to the chapel requires an effort, but it is rewarded with a splendid view of the city and Creuse.

The chapel was founded in the early th century by the lords of Montigny. It was from here in 1212 that the crusade of children led thousands of teenagers to issue the Holy Land. At the head of the crusade, a little shepherd from Cloyes named Etienne. Splendid frescoes of the th and th centuries decorate the whole. You will admire two almost unique scenes such as the adoration of the mages and the flogging of Christ.

In the Neoroman style, this church was built on Dauvergne's plans, inspired by the church of Issoire in the Puy-de-Dôme, and completed in 1882. A golden virgin of 6 meters high is perched on the dome and its bell tower is 50 meters. Inside, a series of Girault-Dupin capitals and columns of the veiled granite chorus. A Pietà of the sixteenth century was reinstalled in a chapel.

Dating from the beginning of the fifteenth century, the church was largely restored in the nineteenth century in the neo-Gothic style. We admire his high arrow added and the arch of the edges of his nef. Located in the city center, in the pedestrian street, it is the only place of worship of the inhabitants. It is also open for concerts. The choir was adorned with beautiful windows of the nineteenth century, carried out by the atelier Charles Lévêque de Beauvais (the same workshop worked for the church of Prissac).

The graceful chapel was built at the end of the fifteenth century. In front of you, you can admire a beautiful door consisting of arches that go from colonnades to torsado, and depreciate into a flowered rod. The bell again is also worth a look. The chapel is used today for exhibitions and concerts, especially in the beautiful season. We have a beautiful view on the graceful side from the other shore of Creuse.

The priory Saint-Genitour is built by the end of the eleventh century by the powerful Abbey abbey. It is around this building that the low city begins to develop. In the thirteenth century, the chapel of the priory, extended from a nef, became the parish church. The church then enlarges with chapel additions: one in the fifteenth century, two others in the xviie and the last in the xixe, together with a wind. Admire the Romanesque chorus and the grotesques that finish truncated colonnants, gothic chapels and relics of Saint Genour. A very large picture recently restored, Caesar's Denier, is hung in the transept. This is the old copy of a work by Pierre Paul Rubens.

It is the ancient church of the Convent of the Recollets, built from 1623. It is very simple and has good acoustics. The square bell dates from the twentieth century. Its furniture is particularly remarkable: It has a chair and a retable of the eighteenth century, another retable of the seventeenth century and the famous sockets containing the relics of the «Holy Saints». Beautiful stained glass of the twentieth century represents the legend of the Holy Saints and the martyrdom of Saint Etienne. Notice the poilu hosted by Christ.

Former possession of the Abbey Abbey, it houses until 1269 the relics of the Monk Cyran, the founder of the Abbey of Brenne. Near the Naillac Castle, it dominates the Creuse. It has all the purity and simplicity of Romanesque churches: a rectangular nef, a right choir, a square bell and a tile cover. The interior is clear and we are struck by its elevation. On the west wall, you can admire a painting illustrating the three dead and three vivos. This theme is also located in Antigny, close to Vienna or Prissac and Chavin in Indre. This decommissioned church serves local products in season.

Originally, it was the priory church. It is dated by the end of the eleventh century. Its portal without tympan is a pure product of the Romanesque style. The white stone is adorned with beautiful sculptures. The north portal and the west portal are decorated with geometric motifs (stars and recurring motifs). There are many capitals and softens. Recently cleaned, his bleach dazzled in the sun. The interior is darker. In the sober form, it still contains capitals with vegetal decor.

It's one of the most remarkable of the Lower Berry. You can see by far its square tower covered with shingles. Founded in the eleventh century, it is now composed of a unique nef, an abbey and two absidioles, a crypt and a fortified bell tower of the XIV century. Its chapels date from the fifteenth century, and its double-archivolte gateway is XII. The western carved portal and the nef capitals are interesting, as well as the whole nineteenth century stalemate, to the happy mercy. The church treasure contains very beautiful limousine enamels.

You cannot go to Gargilesse without discovering its church Notre-Dame, built in the xiith century stone stone. The crypt carries magnificent frescoes between xiie and the sixteenth century. Well lit, paintings fascinate their beauty. We admire an Adoration of the Mages, a Final Judgment, the Escape in Egypt, Saint Nicolas… In the choir, William de Naillac's famous gailer has been damaged by women's ill-treatment of children. The historical capitals of the 24 old people of the Apocalypse are very well preserved, although the church is very humid (the north wall is quite degraded). Several concerts are given each year in the church.

It is a massive church of the xiiith century, located in the heart of the Auron district, the only parish church of Bourges to have been built in Gothic style like the cathedral Saint-Étienne, which it is contemporary. And like St. Stephen's Cathedral, she doesn't have transept, but an ambulatory with radiant chapels. Dedicated in 1230 by the Archbishop of Bourges, his construction would follow a miracle. Saint Antoine de Padua was passing in Bourges (around 1225), and the mule of a Jew, named Guillard, turned away from his oats to kneel in front of the holy man. The owner of the mule then converted to the field and devoted all his money to the construction of the church.

To discover, a few stained glass windows, xve and xvith century frescoes, still partially visible. Jacques Cujas, professor of law at the University of Bourges, was buried in 1590 in one of the north chapels of the church, a monument that deserves to be visited, especially in addition to a visit to the cathedral.

If Saint-Via was Bishop of Chartres at the beginning of the fifth century, nothing remains of the préromane church that was there at the time, destroyed by successive fires. The church that can be seen today was built in the th century, in Gothic architecture towards the Renaissance. If this church is worth the detour, it is for its turret connected to the building by a driving rig, but also for its interior frescoes dating back to 1866: Green, red, yellow and gold blend in harmoniously.

This romanesque church of the eleventh century was built from stone from an older building. This characteristic gives the church a unique and rather original look. Treasure of Romanesque art, the church opens in the west by a belfry-doorway from square shape, it is one of the major singularities of the building. The other glory of Saint-Genest, its wall paintings date from the 12c, the 13th and 14th centuries. Le Christ in Majesty is undoubtedly a single work. The priory of Saint-Genest houses the town hall Lavardin today.

The belltower-porch which dates back to the 11th century is the oldest part of this church, part of which was knocked down by a hurricane in the 13th century. Originally romanesque basilica, Saint-Julien is then rebuilt in the Gothic style. The two small chapels on either side of the chancel date from the 16th century. After the Revolution, Saint-Julien is abandoned and fall in ruins. It will be restored in the 19th century under the leadership of Prosper Mérimée, inspector of Historical Monuments. In 1859, you will find its primary purpose. If it is sinking so compared to the adjacent streets, it is because it was built before the walls of the Loire are raised, due to the risk of flood. During the Second World War, in an extremely exposed area however, the church has miraculously escaped the bombing in which destroyed the district mainly.

Today, concerts are often organised in this pretty building.

Built in the th century, it houses a magnificent white marble sarcophagus that has contained the body of the local martyr. It also has a th century portal of finely carved wood, classified as historic Monument, as well as a remarkable structure by the sculptures that adorn the beams. At the end of one of them, above the chair, may recognize the profile of François I.

It was extensively restructured in the th century. The bell tower, previously in the centre of the roof, was rebuilt in the th century. At that time, the eleven windows were enlarged. Near the Meuvette, in the north-east of the village, lies the ruins of a former castle destroyed in 1793.

It dates back to the th and th centuries. Above the porch on the facade of the church, a wooden sculpture depicting Saint Martin on horseback, restored in 1981, deserves a visit. Close to the church, a small polygonal building guides the St. Martin source. His very famous water was served at the table of the Marquis de Laborde.

It probably dates back to the end of the th century, but the current building is much more recent. The portal dates back to 1770 and the collateral of 1556. There was a rich statuary of the first half of the th century and two th and th-century stained glass windows and a th-century carved wooden balustrade offered by Duke Louis de Saint-Simon.

It was built in 1659 by the father of the Duke of Saint-Simon. It is a beautiful baroque style. Inside, a th century organ is beautifully restored, with several paintings and a golden wooden reissue. According to the Duke's wish, he was buried with his wife in the church of La Ferté-Vidame. In the Revolution, the burial was desecrated and their bones thrown into the communal pit.

Take the RD 24. In a green setting, on the edge of a creek, the Chapel Chapel was built in the th, th and th centuries. Classified Historic Monument, she retained a collection of th century murals of exceptional wealth. In the upper register there is a frise of arabesques where flowers, fruits and birds blend in the median register,

The saying of the dead and the three alive, The story of Christ's passion, The temptation at Ascension, and the lower register The life of Saints and Martyrs.

Built in the th century, enlarged in the th century, it dominates the old town on its rocky spur; she kept her portal. Inside are two statues from the abbey of Arcisses, Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastic. Leaving the village, the Bell valley sees the winding rivers bathing many pastures where grazing cattle and horses, often emigration race.

Interesting construction with a main nave and a lateral nave and beautiful woodwork.

The Saint-Sulpice Church is certainly the most impressive building of Nogent-le-Roi. Along the street of General de Gaulle, surrounded by old wooden houses, it appears and marks the spirits. Built in 1494, it was part of the Saint-Jacques gate which defended the entrance of the city. Inside, the choir is beautifully surrounded by a grid and an interesting collection of stained glass windows.

The 1802 th century chapel was built in. Inside, the furniture comes from the old church Notre-Dame-des-Marais, in particular the Nativity Group.

A "macabre dance" in a églis, this may seem surprising. However, this is the case in the small church of Meslay-le-Grenet, which houses a succession of 20 characters painted in the main nave of the building: drawing on the xxx and covered, these paintings were restored in the th century. The "Macabre Dance" represents the equality of all orders of society - religion, army, leaders - against death and divine justice. Records are available in the church in several languages.

This th century church is classified as a historic monument, its steeple has been restored. Illuminations. If you wish to visit, please contact the initiative union.

The church Saint Peter founded between the xiiith and the xvith century traces the history of Dreux with its numerous Reconstructions. Indeed, built at the beginning of the th century, it was then renovated at the fifteenth century after the damage caused by several invasions of the city. In the sixteenth century, a North tower was added to this church, with the South tower still mysteriously unfinished. The ultimate addition dates from the xviith with the construction of the southern arm of the transept. Its architecture recalls the flamboyant Gothic style, in the image of the cathedral of Chartres. If you have the opportunity to return to this sumptuous church you can admire the th and th century windows. And by getting closer to the choir, you will have the surprise of finding yourself faced with a gigantic organ that leaves its most beautiful notes at office time. But don't stop there. Go back and admire above the portal the th century flower. You can then continue your visit through the transepts, the nave, in front of the chapels, or in front of the crucifix. This building has been classified as Historical Monuments since 1840.

Built around the year, this Romanesque building has only one small nave. Around 1400, a Gothic nave extends and enhances the first. The steeple of the 1927 th century has been classified in the Historical Monuments inventory since. We look at a very beautiful statue of Saint James stone dating from the th century, a Christ of the th century and a pietà of the th century.

Construite church, built in place of the castle of local lords from the th century, seems to keep memories of these feudal origins with its very surprising entrance. The door is surrounded by two surprising round towers that frame false windows, one of which contains a statue. Inside, a first paved space opens onto the church: at the bottom of the nave, a closed grid hides the altar. In front of this grid, niches contain white statues and, on the side, a black black throne. Just behind the church, a playground is open for children.

In a th century socket are the relics of a holy saint called Félicité, relics entrusted to the family by Pope Leo XII. This socket has just been restored and restored in its splendour.

Founded in the th century by the nuns of Thiron, this th century church contains a bas of the dormition of the Virgin, embodied in the th century altarpiece. The crosse at the top of the altarpiece hides a pulley which allows the dove to descend at the time of the eucharist.

From an external point of view, this religious edifice built in the th century is somewhat austere. But as soon as one enters, and if you point the nose in the air, you will notice the magnificence of the painted charpente arch. Angels, saints, floral motifs, sun, etc. appear. They are dated 1537. Other sculpted elements such as a Santiago de Compostela, a head of ram and angelots complete the decor. No one knows yet who has carried out this brilliant work.

This church of the th century has no attraction. Curiously at mid-slope, we discover it. It is composed of two naves attached. A beautiful Renaissance door (murée) overlooks the central span, at the time the door reserved for the lords of the place.

It is murée because a legend says that a châtelaine, fort, had so swollen once dead that it was impossible to pass it through the church by that door. Some inhabitants of the village would have liked to expand it, but the portal was imprisoned last night. It is said that she has been convicted so that she does not let the bad guys enter. The church Notre-Dame is classified in historic monuments. You must now enter the porch.