Allaines-Mervilliers

Walking the Via Turonensis I had two books with me. One was a little booklet, telling me, where to turn left or right. The most important (absolut recommendable!) book was Anne Prache´s "Ile de France Romane".

Anne Prache mentions, that in the hamlet of Mervilliers is a former church with a remarkable tympanum. In found a large farm in Mervilliers, entered and tried to find anybody to ask. But there was nobody at home. This was private property and I did feel uneasy, walking around, knocking on doors and shouting "Allo" and "Coucou"......

I left the farm, finally found a small wooden garden gate. I pushed it open, entered, turned around - and there was the tympanum.

Here is a closer look now. The tympanum was probably created within the 12th century. There are two "tiers". In heaven - Crowned God in a blessing gesture, holding the bible flanked by two angels swinging censers. Below - on the ground has two parts. On the left the laity (a knight and squire) Saint George seated on a throne in the center, a priest and a monk on the right side.

Here is a French website about the tympanum:
jfbradu.free.fr/mervilliers/index-mervilliers.htm