Chermignac - Saint-Quentin

Compared to the gorgeous churches in the neighbouring villages Rioux and Rétaud the single nave church Saint-Quentin in Chermignac seems very humble. The archivolts of the portal have some nice details.

A lion and a very strange chimera. A kind of insect with a human head. A similar creature can be found in Biron (25 kms south east - and how Ray ("adfinem") proved in far away Olcoz and Euna) te (Navarra, 450kms south). Note that the creeping vine has a large eye and pretty long teeth.