Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Amantius

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. Near the crossing are many carvings. Here are two large vegetarian lions. In paradies all carnivores will become vegans. But that may be a long way.

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. Near the crossing are many carvings. Here is a nicely composed symetric chaos creatde by birds, snakes, lions..

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. Looking up to the dome over the crossing.

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. The long Romanesque nave, seen from the main portal (west).

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. The Gothic choir, erected after the blaze had destroyed the older one in the 13th century, seems to have some static problems. There is a supporting metal/wood construction, that runs along the wall just below the corbels.

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. The left arm of the transept has a couple of blind arches. Here is a closer look on one of them. The very weathered tympanum has Saint Peter ("key") flanked by two apostles. I am not sure, but the very left "object" of the frieze may be a mermaid. Further right a "Master of the Beasts", a lion fighter (samson?) and a lion entangled by vines. Mythical creatures populate the archivolt.

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. The transepts left arm has a couple of blind arches. The style is very typical for the area, very similar ones can be seen in Angoulême (20kms south). The former side entrance got bricked up.

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish. Only few remains of the cloister still exist.

Legends tell, that Saint Amantius, born 520 in Bordeaux, lived a pious life here and did miracles. He died around 600 and his tomb was the center of the abbey founded here. The monks followed the Benedictine rule from about 1000 on. Placed near the Via Turonensis a large church was needed. It got erected from 1125 on. The church, seen here, got consecrated in November 1170. The abbey thrived and owned 16 priories alone. A blaze caused much damage to the convent in the 13th. century. Within the next century choir and cloister got rebuilt in Gothic style, but the 100 Years War stopped the development. A decline started and in 1774 the last monk had left. As even the Maurists were not interested, the a royal edict ended the history of the abbey. After the French Revolution all convent buildings were sold. The church since then serves the parish.