19 et 20 septembre

Setembre 2026

Dissabte 19
- 10:00 - 17:30
Dimenge 20
- 10:00 - 18:00

Église Sainte-Catherine

131 rue des Hortes, 46130 Bretenoux

Lot

Occitanie

Self-guided tour of the Saint Catherine church

Name: Visite libre de l'église Sainte-Catherine
Start: 2026-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Sainte-Catherine

⛪ Self-guided tour—St. Catherine of Bretenoux Church

19 et 20 septembre

⛪ Self-guided tour—St. Catherine of Bretenoux Church

Push the doors of the church Sainte-Catherine de Bretenoux and let yourself be surprised by the wealth of heritage lotois, in the heart of a building steeped in history.

Setembre 2026

Dissabte 19
- 10:00 - 17:30
Dimenge 20
- 10:00 - 18:00

À propos du lieu

Église Sainte-Catherine

131 rue des Hortes, 46130 Bretenoux

Lot

Occitanie

The construction of the Sainte-Catherine church must be linked to the foundation of the new town of Villefranche d'Orlinde (today Bretenoux), by Guérin de Castelnau, shortly before 1277\. The church of the bastide has long been a simple annex of Notre-Dame de Félines (town of Prudhomat), until it was elevated to the rank of parish church, replacing the mother church, in the eighteenth century. Although the building is often attributed to the modern era, its analysis shows that it retains important parts of the Middle Ages, including the chevet dating from the last quarter of the thirteenth century, and therefore contemporary with the founding of the city. A first chapel was added to the north probably in the fourteenth or early fifteenth century, then a second in the south during the fifteenth century.
The construction of a second chapel to the north in 1635, date inscribed on the lintel of the window, is accompanied by the reconstruction of the western part of the nave. The last impor

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Setembre 2026

Besichtigung der Kirche Sainte-Catherine

⛪ Selbstgeführte Besichtigung - Kirche Sainte-Catherine von Bretenoux

Self-guided tour of the Saint Catherine church

⛪ Self-guided tour—St. Catherine of Bretenoux Church

Visita libera della chiesa di Santa Caterina

⛪ Visita libera - Chiesa di Santa Caterina di Bretenoux

Visite libre de l'église Sainte-Catherine

⛪ Visite libre — Église Sainte-Catherine de Bretenoux

Visita libre de la iglesia de Santa Catalina

⛪ Visita libre - Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Bretenoux

Setembre 2026