Church of Saint-Julien-de-Brioude
Built in the 15th century, the Saint-Julien de Brioude church in Goudourville is such a source of pride for the inhabitants of the region, that they call it the “Sistine Chapel of Tarn et Garonne". Redecorated in the nineteenth century, the church has a five-arched bell tower that rises above the west facade, while the vaults illustrate the creation of the world by God in the form of two huge paintings, signed JG Maury.
About this building
Built in the 15th century on the foundations of an older building, the Church of Saint-Julien de Brioude in Goudourville is such a pride for the inhabitants of the region, that they proudly call it "the Sistine Chapel of Tarn and Garonne."
The building, of rectangular plan, presents a vaulted nave of two spans and a choir vaulted with liernes and tiercerons, ending with a flat chevet. The walls are made of stone and the roofs in hollow tiles. The nave is flanked north and south by a chapel (sixteenth and seventeenth centuries). A bell tower with five arches rises above the west facade. It was repaired in the 19th century with re-use materials. A porch with three arches allows access to the church and a sacristy is built at the corner formed by the wall of the choir and that of the chapel.
Redecorated in the nineteenth century, the church vaults have impressive historic paintings (1899), illustrating the creation of the world by God. These two huge paintings are signed by J.G. Maury , and represent the Resurrection of Lazarus and the Entombment.
