Pérignac - Saint-Pierre

Saint-Pierre of today is a fortified church dating back to the 12th century. It replaced a small chapel, that existed here since 989.

The Romanesque facade got remodeled a couple of times over the centuries, but there are still many great carvings and sculptures.

Seen in the "Ascension of Jesus". Jesus is in the mandorla, below his feet is an archivolt (heads of horses, similar to the archivolt of Saint-Fortunat in Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde). The next tier has the virtues and vices (most are lost) and below are the twelve apostles with Mary in the center. Here all statues have lost their heads.