Restes de l'église Saint-Etienne-de-Braguse

English translation

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History

Church built on the site where the hermit Dumine is said to have withdrawn and where he is said to have erected his oratory. Constructed on a rocky promontory, half-carved into the rock, the church, formerly parochial, dominates the waterfalls. Until the 18th century the bust and shrine of Saint-Etienne were preserved there. A porch tower with openwork gable pierced by two bays crowns the façade, whose portal is flanked by two engaged columns. A strong cornice with sculpted modillions surmounts the portal. The cemetery was placed in front. In the interior, an altar table of the 12th century and two tombstones of the 13th and 14th centuries.