Visit of the 12th century abbey church

Name: Visita a la iglesia abacial del siglo XII
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Église abbatiale Saint-Martial

Discover the abbey of one of the oldest abbeys in the Périgord.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Mairie de Paunat

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About the location

Église abbatiale Saint-Martial

Le bourg, 24510 Paunat

Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A first abbey would have been based(established) by Saint-Cybard, according to legend, and confided(entrusted) to the members of a religious order of Saint martial of Limoges. Burnt by Normans in 849, it was restored towards 990 by the bishop Frotaire of Gourdon, the bishop of Périgueux. Undergoing the ill treatment of time(weather), the abbey or the church of Paunat was once again rebuilt towards the end of the XIth century. In the shape of Latin cross, its bell tower-hall lists(classifies) the abbey church of Paunat among churches strengthened by Périgord.