Bussière-Badil - Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité

A priory had existed here already from 768 on. The Benedictine abbey was founded 1088, the church of today was built in the 12th century replacing a previous, smaller church, erected probably in the 10th century.

The abbey belonged to the Sacra di San Michele Abbey in Piedmont (more than 700 kms east). The church was strongly fortified and had battlements, watchtowers and even moats at that time.

The facade, seen here in the shadow, got not only modified later (rose window), but as well heavily vandalized during the French Revolution, when the rioting revolutionists used hammers to destroy sculptures and carvings.

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Breaking News...

The Sacra di San Michele Abbey was devasted by a fire on
24. Jan. 2018

Here is a video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXEQH8QpYb4