The most beautiful religious buildings Rhône-Alpes

From the first church, it remains the nave of three spans, curved in broken cradle, covered at the origin of a single roof. The doubleaux arches which reinforce it fall into committed columns whose capitals are decorated with magnificent acanthes sheets surmounted by a medallion framed by small animals or surmounted by geometric and symmetrical web. At the intersection of the transept is a dome resting on small tubes. The choir contains a short straight span that opens onto the apse in the chamber. The Roman tradition tile cover contrasts with small tiles used for other parts of the building.

The cloister, built in the th century under the auspices of Jacques de Mareschal and Pierre de Laporte, was revived at Anne de France. The galleries are not collateralized but incorporated into the bâtiiment. The seven spans of the northern gallery are still visible. The arcades, punctuated by foothills, are surmounted by a floor with windows openings, crowned with a roof of flat tiles. At the bottom of this gallery is an elegant turret, lit by small twisted mouldings, which houses a hollow-core staircase.

The House of the Hermitage is the great reliquary of Marcellin Champagnat. The Marist Brothers today have about 3,000 members working with young people in 80 countries around the world. At Notre-Dame de l'Hermitage you will first of all be able to discover the life and work of the Marists founded. This place is also a destination for pilgrims who come to pray in front of the reliquary of Saint Marcellin, displayed in the chapel of Notre-Dame. Apart from its primary vocation, which is to welcome Marists from all over the world, this establishment, totally renovated in 2010, is organized to receive people seeking a personal retreat.

The church was built in the th century and renovated in the th century. It's mostly a Romanesque style. You will discover 2 majestic majestic chapels of rectangular plane, as well as a modern th century dantant clocher. From 1972, the monument benefited from renovations, which, among other things, took advantage of the northern arcade, which found its arcades blind to grey and ochre.

This church, of Romanesque style, is the principal of the commune. It was started in 1856 and was put into service in 1863. The first baptism dates from 6 December 1868. It was officially recognized by decree of the President of the Republic on 3 August 1872. You can discover a virgin virgin, whose bill is unique in Auvergne. Indeed, his knees are particularly écartés, and she fades behind her son, her hands open.

The monument was built between the th and th centuries in a Romanesque style. The construction took place in 2 times: the three western spans of the nave and the lower sides were raised in the 2nd half of the th century, while the eastern part with the adjacent span of the transept, the transept, the apse at five and the two rectangular absidioles were raised in the early th century. The church has been classified as a historic monument since 12 July 1886.

This church is in Romanesque style. Built in the th century, the parish of Autry-Issards was connected to the Châtellenie of Bourbon, and belonged to the Diocese of Bourges. The church of the Holy Trinity relèvait of the Benedictine priory of Montet-aux-Moines. Here you can find an intriguing th-century painting of Flemish influence and another non-signed wooden canvas dating from the th century.

The church was built between the th and the early th century, before being reworked in the th century. It is linked to various architectural styles: Bourguignon, Faire and Berrichon. Strongly degraded, the monument will be restored in the th century. It was first granted to the cathedral of Saint-Etienne de Bourges, then to the Canons of Notre-Dame-de-Sales in the Berry in 1128, and then to the abbey of Saint-Menoux in 1145.

Built between the 4 th and th centuries, the monument, of Romanesque style, consists of a nave of spans with low rated, and a prominent transept. The fifth span preceding the apse is short and arched in cradle. The octagonal steeple of the 36 th century rises on the croisée at a height of metres high beyond the glacis. Like a few other church churches, the Saint Martin Church of Ygrande was classified as a historic monument in 1886.

The Romanesque church Notre-Dame was built in the late th century. The church was in the Middle Ages the oratory of a Benedictine community linked to Souvigny. The oldest part is western partrie, with a nave with 3 vessels. The central nave is littered with warheads, and the lower rated are covered by a quarter of round novels. In 1884, the church enjoyed restorations. The transept is rebuilt, as well as the sanctuary with 3 apses.

The monument was built in the late th century, in a style of late Romanesque period, and offers little ornamentations. Originally, the parish was called Sainte-Placide, and depended on the Diocese of Bourges. The church's history is, of course, closely linked to that of the village. To tell you, Saint-Fun has several names: Saint Plaisir, Saint Placidi, Saint Plaizoir, Saint Plesirs in 1343, and Bieudre under the Revolution.

This church, dedicated to Saint Barnabé, the patron of the parish, is very recent, since it was built in 1880 by the architect Moreau, replacing a building destroyed in 1878 because it fell in ruins. The monument has 3 vessels, without transepts, finished by apses. The bell tower opens onto a building in the long term and houses remnants of previous buildings. Two capitals of the old church are being reused in giant clams.

It is believed that the church was built in the late th and early th centuries, at the location of a more ancient one. Its architecture is typically bourbonnais in a faire Romanesque style. Originally, the bell tower and arrow were in stone, but in 1804, following lightning, this boom collapsed, and then was replaced with a skirt structure, which still exists to date.

Like its neighbour of Buxières-les-Mines, this church is a Romanesque style and has been classified as a historic monument since July 12, 1886. It was built between th and th centuries by the Benedictine Benedictine. It was restored in the th century and works in the th century. Here you will find a collatéraux nave, a transept to orientées chapels, a choir that presents a alternance of curved bays, and an arc in mitre influence of influences.