Jarnac-Champagne - Eglise de la Transfiguration

This church once belonged to a convent dependent on the abbey in Charroux (350kms east), later on the nearby abbey in Saint Jean d'Angely.

It was erected within the 12th century, but tower, southern walls and parts of the nave got destroyed during the medieval wars. It got rebuilt and reconstructed different times. The state the building is in now, dates to the mid of the 19th century.

Not all lions here are such cute pets, as just seen. Here is a scary beast, who had just ripped a sheep. The shepherd and his dog are still fighting.