Savigny - Notre-Dame

A priory of the Abbey Sainte-Barbe en Auge (100 kms east) existed nearby since 1107. "Notre Dame" (co-dedicated to "Sainte Barbe") was given to the priory in 1165. An inscription in the apse tells, that the church was consecrated in 1128.

The choir and apse, constructed during the Romanesque period, still exist pretty complete. Within the 19th century a sacristy was "glued" onto the apse. So the large carving, that once was outside - now is inside (the sacristy).

Here is a detail of that large carving (see previous upload). The semicircular part over the window/door has a hunting scene. On the left is a stag, attacked by a dog. ON the right side, hidden by a tree in the center, a centaur / sagittarius waiting for the right moment to shoot the arrow.