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Église Saint-Martin

5 Rue de Rigny-Ussé, 37130 Lignières-de-Touraine
  • Indre-et-Loire
  • Centre-Val de Loire

Self-guided tour

Free audio tours of the Saint-Martin church and its 12th century murals.
16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed
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Free audio tours of Saint Martin’s Church and its 12th century murals.

Types d'événement
Visite libre
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Église Saint-Martin
5 Rue de Rigny-Ussé, 37130 Lignières-de-Touraine
  • Indre-et-Loire
  • Centre-Val de Loire
The church of Saint-Martin de Lignières de Touraine unveils an exceptional set of frescoes from medieval times. Dating largely from the 12th century and remodelled in the 13th and 14th centuries, these frescoes are offered to visitors as a small Saint-Savin with complex iconography, rich in symbols. On the buttock of the apse is represented a Christ in glory. In the shaking of the central window, Abel and Cain make their offering to God. The barrel vault hosts three different episodes: to the north, scenes from Genesis and the parable of Lazarus and the wicked rich, to the south, Baptism and the Temptations of Christ. Below it, a fourth episode was undoubtedly represented. Finally, the lower part of the arch separating the choir from the nave presents a calendar of the Works of the months.
Tags
Édifice religieux, Monument historique, Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
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