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

In Gallo-Roman times the Celtic people of the Vellavii had their capital, named Ruessio here. During the 6th century the capital was transferred to Anicium (= Le Puy), the last bishop here was Saint Paulianus. - Saint-Georges, located in the centre of Saint-Paulien, was built in the 11th - 12th centuries and got largely modified within the 16th century. The walls of Saint-Georges have a beautiful polychromy resulting from the combination of white, grey, black, beige, brown, pink and even mauve volcanic blocks. During my last visit, the church had been locked. This time I was lucky!

In Gallo-Roman times the Celtic people of the Vellavii had their capital, named Ruessio here. During the 6th century the capital was transferred to Anicium (= Le Puy), the last bishop here was Saint Paulianus. - Saint-Georges, located in the centre of Saint-Paulien, was built in the 11th - 12th centuries and got largely modified within the 16th century. The walls of Saint-Georges have a beautiful polychromy resulting from the combination of white, grey, black, beige, brown, pink and even mauve volcanic blocks. During my last visit, the church was locked. This time I was lucky!

In Gallo-Roman times the Celtic people of the Vellavii had their capital, named Ruessio here. During the 6th century the capital was transferred to Anicium (= Le Puy), the last bishop here was Saint Paulianus. - Saint-Georges, located in the centre of Saint-Paulien, was built in the 11th - 12th centuries and got largely modified within the 16th century. The walls of Saint-Georges have a beautiful polychromy resulting from the combination of white, grey, black, beige, brown, pink and even mauve volcanic blocks. During my last visit, the church was locked. This time I was lucky! Following the information given here, this capital depicts a miser (avar) being tortured, but actually he is holding a book, not a moneybag.

In Gallo-Roman times the Celtic people of the Vellavii had their capital, named Ruessio here. During the 6th century the capital was transferred to Anicium (= Le Puy), the last bishop here was Saint Paulianus. - Saint-Georges, located in the centre of Saint-Paulien, was built in the 11th - 12th centuries and got largely modified within the 16th century. The walls of Saint-Georges have a beautiful polychromy resulting from the combination of white, grey, black, beige, brown, pink and even mauve volcanic blocks. During my last visit, the church had been locked. This time I was lucky!

In Gallo-Roman times the Celtic people of the Vellavii had their capital, named Ruessio here. During the 6th century the capital was trasferred to Anicium (= Le Puy), the last bishop here was Saint Paulianus. - Saint-Georges, located in the center of Saint-Paulien, was built in the 12th century and got largely modified within the 16th century. The walls of Saint-Georges have a beautiful polychromy resulting from the combination of white, grey, black, beige, brown, pink and even mauve volcanic blocks. The church has an impressive nine-sided polygonal chevet. The axial windows are surmounted by a semicircular arch with black and white stones.

Saint-Paulien was a settlement of the "Velavi" in Roman times. It was an important town and even hold the bishopric, before it was moved to Le Puy. The very first bishop in Le Puy was a disciple of Saint Font, the missionay of the Gauls. His name was Georges - and the church in Saint-Paulien is probably dedicated to the Saint "Georges du Velay". The church was erected within the 12th century and got remodeled about 400 years later. A very typical feature for churches in the Auvergne area is, that differently coloured stones were used, creating a kind of polychromy. I found a couple of spolia, that may have come from earlier structures, reused in the outer walls. Here is one. Unfortunately the church was locked.

Saint-Paulien was a settlement of the "Velavi" in Roman times. It was an important town and even hold the bishopric, before it was moved to Le Puy. The very first bishop in Le Puy was a disciple of Saint Font, the missionay of the Gauls. His name was Georges - and the church in Saint-Paulien is probably dedicated to the Saint "Georges du Velay". The church was erected within the 12th century and got remodeled about 400 years later. A very typical feature for churches in the Auvergne area is, that differently coloured stones were used, creating a kind of polychromy. Unfortunately the church was locked.

Saint-Paulien was a settlement of the "Velavi" in Roman times. It was an important town and even hold the bishopric, before it was moved to Le Puy. The very first bishop in Le Puy was a disciple of Saint Font, the missionay of the Gauls. His name was Georges - and the church in Saint-Paulien is probably dedicated to the Saint "Georges du Velay". The church was erected within the 12th century and got remodeled about 400 years later. It has a huge polygonal apse (9 sided). Unfortunately the church was locked.