Marignac - Saint-Sulpice

The parish church Saint-Sulpice in the village of Marignac was erected within the 12th century as part of a priory, founded here by the Charroux Abbey (120kms southeast). The church has a remarkable cloverleaf layout. The eastern part with the side chapels and the apse and the western portal are still dating back to the first church here, while the outer walls of the nave have been rebuilt, after destruction by war.

There are some capitals on the pillars, that support the rebuilt walls. Here is a (unicaudal) mermaid, holding fish in her hands. A bird pecks one of the fish. Must be a seagull! Actually the mermaid is a twin. Her sister is on the other side of the capital.