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The
Church
The church is listed as an Historical
Monument. The Romanesque dome and
pendentives (high pillars, typically
triangular) date from the twelfth century.
The original vault was destroyed - from door
to dome - by fire during the Wars of
Religion, it was rebuilt in the early
seventeenth century with funds from a
donation made by Montaigne’s wife.
The Alter
The early eighteenth-century alter comes
from Vauclair Abbey. The tomb stone of
Montaigne’s father, Pierre Eyquem, is under
the alter although it was most probably
originally situated at the foot of a pillar.
The Pulpit
Early eighteenth-century. Montaigne’s
descendants are buried under the pulpit (cf.
inscription).
The
Confessional
Eighteenth-century Baroque.
The Station
of the Cross
1975, sculptured slate (a difficult material
to work with) by the Bordeaux artist,
Privat.
Montaigne’s Heart
The book entitled « Livre de raison » («
The Book of Reason ») which deals with the
subject of Montaigne’s death, claims that
his heart is conserved in this church. |
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