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Église Saint-Antoine

Pondaurat, Gironde, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église : inscription par arrêté du 21 novembre 1925
Protection dates
1925/11/21 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 13e siècle, 17e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Pondaurat
Département
Gironde
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.53659, -0.08756
Mérimée reference
PA00083670

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette église était autrefois la chapelle d'un couvent de chanoines réguliers de l'ordre de Saint-Antoine. Cet ordre fut institué au 11e siècle et divisé en commanderies, au nombre desquelles se trouvait Pondaurat. L'existence du couvent est mentionnée en 1284, sans indication d'église. L'édifice semble remonter au début du 13e siècle. Il subit des restaurations en 1650 (exhaussement du sol, agrandissement de plusieurs fenêtres...). Au 19e siècle, l'église fut agrandie d'une travée par l'abattement d'un mur qui séparait la nef d'une salle la prolongeant. Avant cet agrandissement, le plan dessinait une croix grecque avec chevet plat. Les chapiteaux sont composés d'un tailloir plat surmonté d'une décoration de feuilles terminées par des crochets ou des têtes grimaçantes. Aux angles de l'édifice, les nervures sont soutenues par des culs de lampe qui présentent les mêmes caractères romans que les chapiteaux.

English translation

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This church was formerly the chapel of a convent of regular canons of the order of Saint-Anthony. This order was instituted in the 11th century and divided into commanderies, among which was Pondaurat. The existence of the convent is mentioned in 1284, with no indication of a church. The edifice appears to date from the beginning of the 13th century. It underwent restorations in 1650 (raising of the floor, enlargement of several windows...). In the 19th century, the church was enlarged by a bay through the removal of a wall which separated the nave from a hall extending it. Before this enlargement, the plan drew a Greek cross with a flat chevet. The capitals are composed of a flat abacus surmounted by a decoration of leaves terminated by crockets or grimacing heads. At the angles of the edifice, the ribs are supported by corbels which present the same Romanesque characteristics as the capitals.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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