Eglise Saint Leger les melles- Saint Leger de la Martiniere,France - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

Step on the way to Compostela, Saint-Léger had in 1089 a church dedicated to the abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. The current building, of Romanesque origin, is then mentioned in the 14th century. Destroyed for the most part in 1574 by the Protestants, the church is restored by François le Duc, known as Tuscany. New work is attested in the 18th and 19th centuries. The building consists of a single nave with an elongated plan, with a narrower circular apse choir. The nave is covered with a decking ceiling and the choir, past the triumphal arch, is vaulted in cradle with an oven for the apse. The wall-gable of the facade is summoned by a campanile. The portal is flamboyant Gothic. Some carved keystones are preserved in the masonry and the chevet has kept a cornice with modillions as well as a cordon summing the berries with fine carvings.


Etape sur le chemin de Compostelle, Saint-Léger possédait en 1089 une église dédiée à l'abbaye de Saint-Jean-d'Angély. L'édifice actuel, d'origine romane, est ensuite cité au 14e siècle. Détruite en grande partie en 1574 par les Protestants, l'église est restaurée par François le Duc, dit Toscane. De nouveaux travaux sont attestés aux 18e et 19e siècles. L'édifice se compose d'une nef unique de plan allongé, avec un choeur à abside circulaire plus étroit. La nef est recouverte d'un plafond en platelage et le choeur, passé l'arc triomphal, est voûté en berceau avec un cul de four pour l'abside. Le mur-pignon de la façade est sommé d'un campanile. Le portail est de style gothique flamboyant. Quelques claveaux sculptés sont conservés dans la maçonnerie et le chevet a gardé une corniche à modillons ainsi qu'un cordon sommant les baies à fines sculptures.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1200 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholique Street address of Church: 1-7 Impasse de l'Église Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière., poitou Charentes France 79500 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

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