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Aulnay - Saint-Pierre
"Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay" is a church outside of Aulnay, in the centre of an old graveyard. The setting has not changed for centuries. For the pilgrims of the 12th century, this church was a major halt - and it still is for all the tourists...
A predecessor church „Saint-Pierre-de-la-Tour“ had been here, that, when the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella got more and more popular, was obviously too small, as Aulnay was conveniently situated between Poitiers and Saintes on the Via Turonensis. A new, larger church was needed, so the place was handed over to the chapter of the cathedral in Poitiers. The canons then probably planned this church, that was erected from about 1130/1140 on.
"Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay" (here seen from the east) is a gem of the "style saintongeais". For Peter Strafford ("Romanesque Churches Of France") this is "one of the best examples of late Romanesque architecture in what used to be Aquitaine".
Cain murders Abel. The evil deed is eye witnessed by a griffon.
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I cannot pass the area, without doing a detour to this church, so I have uploaded many photos from previous visits (album "Poitou-Charentes / South"), so now, I will add only a few "new ones".
A predecessor church „Saint-Pierre-de-la-Tour“ had been here, that, when the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella got more and more popular, was obviously too small, as Aulnay was conveniently situated between Poitiers and Saintes on the Via Turonensis. A new, larger church was needed, so the place was handed over to the chapter of the cathedral in Poitiers. The canons then probably planned this church, that was erected from about 1130/1140 on.
"Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay" (here seen from the east) is a gem of the "style saintongeais". For Peter Strafford ("Romanesque Churches Of France") this is "one of the best examples of late Romanesque architecture in what used to be Aquitaine".
Cain murders Abel. The evil deed is eye witnessed by a griffon.
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I cannot pass the area, without doing a detour to this church, so I have uploaded many photos from previous visits (album "Poitou-Charentes / South"), so now, I will add only a few "new ones".
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