Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Saint-Michel

The Romans had a "castrum" here, of which some remains can still be found. Near this castrum a (probably wooden) church, dedicated to "Saint-Michel", was mentioned in 889. This church got replaced by a larger one that got consecrated in 1020 by the Bishop of Langres. Whith the growth of Dijon´s populationm this church became to small some centuries later and so it got finally replaced by the church seen today, consecrated in 1529. Work on the impressive portal was stopped in 1570 and restarted 80 years later. The two towers were completed 1659 (south, right) and 1667 (north). Seen to the very right is the entrance to the "RUDE-museum", that is hosted in the former abbay-church St. Etienne.

A convent existed in the valley of the River Orbieu already in the 7th century. In 779 Charlemagne sponsored the convent that became the Abbaye Sainte-Marie. Lagrasse (pop. 550), one of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France" ("The most beautiful villages of France"), developed around the abbey. The parish church of the village was erected from ~ 1350 on in the specific "Gothique méridional", that is very common in the South of France. It was consecrated in 1398. The nun looks a little unhappy, while the young, jug-eared friar seems to be bored, holding the rib of the Gothic vault.

A convent existed in the valley of the River Orbieu already in the 7th century. In 779 Charlemagne sponsored the convent that became the Abbaye Sainte-Marie. Lagrasse (pop. 550), one of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France" ("The most beautiful villages of France"), developed around the abbey. The parish church of the village was erected from ~ 1350 on in the specific "Gothique méridional", that is very common in the South of France. It was consecrated in 1398.