Church of Saint-Pierre
The Church of Saint-Pierre, listed as a Historic Monument, is located in Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has a Romanesque structure and is an extension of the 12th century priory of Saint-Thomas-de-Conac. It also features a remarkable carved portal. In the sixteenth century, the church was enlarged with a wide aisle and a solid square bell tower. The building houses an 18th century painting and a 16th century bronze bell.
About this building
The Church of Saint-Pierre, registered with the Historical Monuments, is located in Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts, in the New-Aquitaine region. Built or rebuilt on the foundations of an old church in the twelfth century, it was dependent on the priory of Saint-Thomas-de-Conac.
It is a rectangular Romanesque building that is enhanced by a remarkable sculpted Romanesque portal. The five bay nave is completed by a flat chevet. At the beginning of the 13th century, the first two bays of the choir were vaulted in stones on crosses of ogives while a second nave was added at the beginning of the 16th century to enlarge the church towards the south. In the 16th century, a solid square bell tower was built on the first span of the secondary nave. In the nineteenth century, the south side was renovated to create two chapels. A sacristy was added south of the choir while the wall of the chevet was widened to receive a large neogothic geminate bay.
The building houses an 18th century painting depicting "Saint Nicholas and the children in the salt" and a 16th century bronze bell; both are classified as Historical Monuments as an object. It can be accessed through a thirty meter long underground tunnel.
