Dinan - Basilica of Saint-Sauveur

When Riwallon le Roux returned from the Holy Land to Dinan after the First Crusade, he immediately started to build this church in 1132. There is no proof about this, but the first written document from 1131 noted down, that Riwallon´s nephew Alain de Dinan transfers the ownership of this church to the Abbey of Saint-Jacut (20kms north). Following this, the Basilica of Saint-Sauveur was part of a priory, dependent from the abbey.

There are only two Romanesque capitals in the basilica, they are near the facade - and probably date back to the first church. When Riwallon le Roux returned to Dinan from the First Crusade, he may have told the sculptor, how camels look like. Between the camels is a "Fleur-de-Lys".