CHURCH OF SAINT GILLES
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This church has undergone many alterations, but has retained a magnificent Romanesque portal with 5 voussures.
The parish church of Saint-Gilles (11th century, granite) has undergone numerous alterations, but has preserved its Romanesque portal, a treasure in terms of its design, its iconographic program (in tufa stone) and the quality of its sculptures, harbingers of the Gothic period. Listed as a Monument Historique and restored some twenty years ago, this 5-arched tympanum is similar to the Saintonge style. It is a remarkable illustration of the struggle between good and evil, featuring Paradise (the parable of poor Lazarus) and Hell (the damned rushing into the open mouth of Leviathan).
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Eglise Saint-Gilles 79150 Argentonay
L’Église Saint-Gille-d’Argenton Les Vallées est une très belle église de ville. Le fronton très ouvragé de son portail mérite d’être regardé dans les détails et admiré. L’intérieur de l’église est un peu sombre mais on s’y habitue très vite, aidé par les magnifiques grands vitraux colorés. J’ai trouvé les Stations du Christ originales et belles. A visiter assurément si vous êtes dans la ville !
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