Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Vellavii

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.