Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien
Auriac, Corrèze, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise (cad. B 957) : inscription par arrêté du 20 janvier 1969
- Protection dates
- 1969/01/20 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 14e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Auriac
- Département
- Corrèze
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.20404, 2.14902
- Mérimée reference
- PA00099662
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1780 map "14 Mauriac." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ancien prieuré du 12e siècle dépendant de Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac. Eglise à nef de trois travées voûtées sur croisées d'ogives. Clocher-porche avec vestiges du 12e siècle, mais de construction récente. L'ancienne tour de défense que constitue le choeur avec sa salle du premier étage, témoigne des vicissitudes de l'époque des guerres de Religion. Un escalier à vis en pierre donne accès à la salle d'armes de l'étage. Le haut de cette tour a disparu et a été remplacé par un toit avec campanile d'horloge. Sacristie moderne accolée à la tour.
English translation
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History
Former priory of the 12th century dependent on Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac. Church with nave of three bays vaulted on rib vaults. Porch tower with vestiges of the 12th century, but of recent construction. The former defensive tower which constitutes the choir with its first-floor room testifies to the vicissitudes of the era of the Wars of Religion. A spiral staircase in stone gives access to the arms room on the upper floor. The top of this tower has disappeared and has been replaced by a roof with clock campanile. Modern sacristy adjoining the tower.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.