Historical and geological walk around the priory rock

Name: Historical and geological walk around the priory rock
Start: 2023-09-17T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Prieuré Saint-Benoît - Église Abbatiale

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.

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