Priory Notre-Dame of Charity-sur-Loire is a Benedictine priory funded in 1059 as “daughter-house” of the Cluny abbey, in Burgundy. Closed in 1791, the priory was listed as a historical monument in 1840 and inscribed in 1998 on the UNESCO World Heritage List under the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage Route.
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a 12th century Romanesque building located in Garigny and features a Romanesque entrance made of three rows of carved and molded stones, above which figures can be seen in relief. The nave (12th century) ends with a chevet which was modified in the 16th century. A bell tower and its octagonal spire house two bells. The capitals of the nave and transept are decorated with Romanesque sculptures.
The church was founded in the 10th century by the monks of St. Saturn and was a priory with residential buildings and hospice. During the wars of the 14th century, the English plundered Saint-Satur. The church was completely destroyed by the Protestants in 1567.
St. Peter's Church was built between 1612 and 1676 in the classical style. It was originally dedicated to St. John the Baptist, whose statue is still in a niche on the outside. Inside, trompe l'oeil frescoes were painted in the late 17th century by Italian painters, including Giovanni Gherardini (1655-1723).
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