logologo
HelpLoading...
Sunday 17 September 2023, 10:30Passed
Conditions
25 people max, good shoes recommended.
Registration
 02 54 47 67 95
September 2023
Sunday 17
10:30 - 12:00

Prieuré Saint-Benoît - Église Abbatiale

Place de l'Église 36170 Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
  • Indre
  • Centre-Val de Loire

Historical and geological walk around the priory rock

We will descend into the valley of the Portefeuille by the small streets of the village to circumvent the rock on which monks built a priory at the end of the 10th century, and discover the history of
Sunday 17 September 2023, 10:30Passed
Conditions
25 people max, good shoes recommended.
Registration
 02 54 47 67 95
Chantal Gerbaud

We will descend into the Valley of the Portfolio through the small streets of the village to bypass the rock on which monks built a priory at the end of the tenth century, and discover the history that took place along the small river during the following centuries.

Types d'événement
Circuit
Thèmes 2023
No selection
I agree that the image may be freely used, provided that it is attributed to the author by name and shared under the same conditions.
Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Prieuré Saint-Benoît - Église Abbatiale
Place de l'Église 36170 Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
  • Indre
  • Centre-Val de Loire
The priory, established in 974-975 at Sault, on a rocky spur overlooking the Portefeuille valley, depended on the abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. Located on the borders of Berry and Limousin, it was a kind of bastion advanced of the possessions of the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire in Aquitaine and therefore was of great importance. The construction of the present church (classified among the historical monuments by decree of November 4, 1963) took place around 1020-1030\. The monastic establishment was designated from its origins until the Revolution, by the term provost. The provost, the titular representative of the monastery, subordinate to the abbot of Fleury, also governed the ecclesiastical seigneury having right of high justice over the town. Next door, the claustral prior regulated the spiritual life and the work of the monks. This particular situation, which continued until the end of the seventeenth century, is reflected in the topography of the monastic buildings located
Tags
Édifice religieux, Monument historique, Site patrimonial remarquable
Access
Free parking in the village
Chantal Gerbaud