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SAINT MICHEL CHURCH AND CLOISTER

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66740Saint-Genis-Des-Fontaines, France Show on map
04.68.89.84.33
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2025
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This church is worth a visit for its lintel, the oldest dated stone of Romanesque sculpture

The Abbey of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is an ancient Benedictine monastery founded in 778-780. Like many religious buildings, it suffered many damages after the Revolution. The cloister is a rare example of transitional architecture between the Romanesque and the Gothic. This cloister is also worth a visit for the polychromy of its marble. As for the robust church, it is worth a visit for its lintel, the oldest stone dated Romanesque sculpture (1020).

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Adrien D.
Adrien D.
Visited in july 2023
La visite de Saint Genis des Fontaines doit se coupler avec celle de Saint-André-de-Sorède car les deux églises possèdent un linteau sur leur façade très similaire. Celui de Saint-Genis est le plus exceptionnel des deux et présente l'épisode de la l'ascension. Le Christ, porté par deux anges est entouré des apôtres. De plus, l'oeuvre est datée de 1020 ce qui fait d'elle la sculpture romane datée la plus ancienne qui nous soit connue. La visite se poursuit par un cloître assez bien conservé bien que fortement remanié au fil des siècles. L'Eglise quant à elle, est absolument exceptionnel par la qualité de ses retables.
Une visite incontournable pour tous les amateurs d'art.
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