Le Teil - Saint-Étienne de Mélas

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.

Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.

The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century (see previous uploads).

Two of the three aisles were erected in the 12th/13th century. Here are some Romanesque capitals. This capital depicts the "Weighing of souls".