The church of St Saturnin in Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure is dated from the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
In 2000, work was interrupted by the discovery of archaeological remains. Valuables were collected from the sarcophagi and scientifically studied.
The stained glass windows, dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, were restored in 2007. The complete restoration of the church, interior and exterior, took place in 2005 and 2006.
The inauguration of the renovated church took place on 16 December 2007.
http://www.chasseneuil-sur-bonnieure.fr/
Really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI like the first picture!
Have a great day, our afternoon promises to be miserable!
I suppose it is not much better in England...
Keep well, cheers, Diane
Lovely church - but then they all are in France. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteI could literally spend days exploring old churches. There's so much history and so much to see. Thanks for sharing your pictures and info on this church with us!
ReplyDeleteThat is one beautiful church, inside and out. The renovations are very well done.
ReplyDeleteThe doorway wall is so unusual! Fantastic! Great shots and information too.
ReplyDeleteNoushka the weather has been horrible here the last two days!! I also like the first photo. Diane
ReplyDeleteDiane, you are right all churches are beautiful in France. I have to say there are some beautiful ones in the UK as well though. Diane
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonia, have a good week. Diane
ReplyDeleteFaith you are so right, some churshes just have so much history attached to them, they are fascinating. Diane
ReplyDeleteGaelyn, I agree the renovations have been beautifully done. Diane
ReplyDeleteThanks JM, all the info I could find was in French so I hope I have it correct!! Diane
ReplyDeleteMy 14 year old always enjoys your church posts, having studied a little about architecture as art in 7th grade. I love these pictures, and I'll have to show them to him when he gets home from school! Thanks for the tour, Diane.
ReplyDeleteHi Diane .. thanks for sharing.. beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteof course we do have beautiuful churches here .. but sometimes they are not open.. I am thinking of going into Oxford but to a different area .. see what I can find :-)
Hope you are well xx
Marjie, I am glad your son likes my church posts. He needs to come and see them for himself! Diane
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, Maybe you can see the church for yourself in the not too distant future!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a pretty horrible day trying to sort things out, tomorrow will be no better. It is Nigel's birthday as well:-( We will have to celebrate next week but I suspect this is going to take months to sort out. Diane
What a beautiful church Diane. I just love those windows. I always find it amazing that these building have lasted so many years.
ReplyDeleteJoan not only is it amazing how long these buildings have lasted. but some of the very large ones amaze me how they were built. How did they lift massive stones into arches way, way up to the top!! Diane
ReplyDeleteDiane, do you miss France or are you happy to be back in England for a while? I would think you must miss the southern hemisphere and its warmer climate. In Southern California it is warm, with chilly nights but November and December are really the hardest months for me. I am not going to Hawaii for the holidays this year (only my son is) so it is going to be even harder for me.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that you get out and about and see all these places - when we are a bit less busy with the renovation that is something I am hoping we will have more time for. How's blighty treating you?xx
ReplyDeleteNadege I miss France more than I can say. As for the Southern hemisphere, I would be happy to be in Africa from November until March, and then April until October in France!! Can't afford it though!!!!!!! Diane
ReplyDeleteHi Roz, when I have time I will drop you an email. I am struggling to keep up with all. Nigel's aunt passed away on Monday and Nigel is Executor. He has just escaped another redundancy so he is under the whip. I am trying to help where possible. The flat is a nightmare with paper work going back to year dot :-( Diane
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful church!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, the inside of the church is stunning. Diane
ReplyDeleteBeautiful church indeed!
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