Bressuire - Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai

Legends tell, that in 732 after the Battle of Tours, a group of Saracen soldiers took refugue in the church. The (over months) besieged Saracens told Charles Martel´s troops, that the would only surrender, if it froze. This was in May - and the next morning the ground was white from frost. This sign from heaven forced the Saracens to capitulate.

The church in Saint Sauveur, meanwhile a part of Bressuire, seen here, was erected in the 12th century, centuries after the Battle of Tours. The wooden ceiling over the nave dates to the 15th/16th century. Experienced carpenters worked here.

I was surprised to find an ambulatory here around the choir. So there were probably venerated relics here, in the times of the great pelerinage.