"Notre Dame de Chassignolles" Painted wooden virgin and child (12th Century) Chassignolles, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France
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"Notre Dame de Chassignolles" Painted wooden virgin and child (12th Century) Chassignolles, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France
Chanteuges Abbey, Haute-Loire, France My contribution to this week's Weekly Photo Challenge prompt "Frame". Have a look at other responses over at the Daily Post.
We recently visited three of the small, usually 12th century churches in the scattered villages that lie in the side valleys of the Allier. These were the L'église Saint-Roch at Aubazat, Église Saint-Cirgues at Saint-Cirgues, and L'église Saint-Austremoine. L'église Saint-Roch (Aubazat) A feature of this church was the 15th century polychrome tableau. Église Saint-Cirgues This church has … Continue reading three churches of the haute allier