![]() Meanwhile, other angels sound the trumpet to summon up the dead. A 2.1 metre Christ, his arms spread in the form of a cross, is flanked by the 12 Apostles, while angels above him carry the crown and nails. Its southern portal is a splendid example of Romanesque art. Beaulieu sur Dordogne enjoys very mild temperature in winter. Founded in the 9th century, it reached its height of fame in the 12th century, when it was attached to the Order of Cluny. the Abbey Saint-Pierre with its Romanesque tympanum and treasure set out in its transept. Instead of the usual Last Judgement scene, this depicts the Second Coming, the triumphant return of Christ, and the Resurrection. Admire the splendor of the Abbey Church of Saint-Pierre de Beaulieu sur Dordogne. ![]() ![]() One of the main features is the stone carving above the entrance door. Take time to admire the 12th-13th century Abbey Church of Saint-Pierre de Beaulieu on the Place du March in the historic centre. Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (French pronunciation: bolj sy dd, literally Beaulieu on Dordogne Occitan: Belluec) is a commune in the Corrze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, central France. It was dissolved with the French Revolution and destroyed, apart from the church that we see today. Both the town and abbey fell to the Hugenots in October 1569, and it was not until 1663 that the abbey began to function again. Further additions were made in the 14th-century when a separate steeple was built.Īs with many buildings of its kind, the abbey declined during the Hundred Years War, which devastated the region. Beaulieu is a medieval city, originally dominated by its great abbey of St Pierre, of which only the abbey church remains. The church itself was built around 1095 and construction continued for almost half a century. The bishops of Limoges defended it and in the 11th-century it was eventually absorbed by Cluny Abbey. As the abbey, and it's wealth, grew, it came under threat by neighbouring feudal lords. An impressive structure sitting right in the centre of the town the abbey flourished largely because of its proximity to the Way of Saint James (Camino de Santiago).įounded in the 9th-century by Rudolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges, he first installed the monks of Solignac near Limoges. In a medieval city that was once dominated by the great abbey of St Pierre, the church is now all that remains.
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