2024

THE CHURCH OF THE OLD TOWN

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels

By visiting the Château de la Motte-Glain, we will stop at the church of the Old Hamlet, classified as a historic monument and located in Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes (D 878). It houses, the largest painted ensemble of the Gothic era of the Loire-Atlantique. The bright windows of the southern facade with windows lime suggest that its construction would take place at the beginning of the th century. Like the paintings using the wet process - hot glue paint, carried out on a dry background - in use in the Middle Ages. The Appearances of Christ, The Escape in Egypt, the Résurrection Resurrection… are represented. The chair dates back to 1784 and the curious Roman baptistery with double Tank.

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