Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Martial
Sainte-Fortunade, Corrèze, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Abside et clocher : inscription par arrêté du 26 janvier 1927
- Protection dates
- 1927/01/26 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Sainte-Fortunade
- Département
- Corrèze
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.20725, 1.77206
- Mérimée reference
- PA00099856
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le sanctuaire de l'église est d'époque romane, ainsi que le choeur qui lui fait suite. Pans coupés à l'extérieur, percés de baies plein cintre. Corbeaux sculptés. A l'intérieur, chapiteaux sculptés, dont un représente deux guerriers en costume d'époque se battant. Un autre représente Saint-Pierre avec les clefs donnant la crosse à Saint-Martial. Le choeur est surmonté d'un clocher carré.
English translation
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History
The sanctuary of the church is of Romanesque date, as is the choir which follows it. Cut angles on the exterior, pierced with round-arch openings. Sculpted corbels. Inside, sculpted capitals, one of which depicts two warriors in period costume fighting. Another depicts Saint Peter with the keys giving the crosier to Saint Martial. The choir is surmounted by a square bell tower.
Nearby in the register
- Château de Sainte-Fortunadechâteauunder 1 mi
- Maison dite Maison du cardinal Sudremaison2 mi
- Église Saint-Calmineéglise2 mi
- Château de la Morguiechâteau2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.