Discovery of a 12th century Romano-Byzantine church

Name: Découverte d'une église romano-byzantine du XIIe siècle
Start: 2022-09-16T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Hilaire

Located in the heart of a rural village, surrounded by a grassy park planted with large trees and decorated with fountains, the church of Saint-Hilaire is constitutive of the soul of the village.

16 - 18 septembre 2022Passé

©Commune de Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac

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À propos du lieu

Église Saint-Hilaire

2bis route du Bourg, 24140 Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac

Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The building consists of a nave with 2 bays, the second with a dome and a choir vaulted in the buttock. Eleven arcatures, eight of which are blind, decorate the choir.
In the south wall, a full-arched door opens onto a 19th century chapel. The facade is composed of a high bell tower-wall with 2 bell bays against which was added a large square room.
The portal in basket handle, is framed by 2 islets, supporting a entablature whose ends are decorated with a sphere of stone. At half height, a rectangular opening would help to defend the door.
The semi-circular bedside had to be raised during the fortification of the 14th century church to serve as a refuge for the inhabitants of the village, during the Hundred Years War and the various wars of religion.