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Église Saint-Pierre

Vigeois, Corrèze, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par arrêté du 12 juillet 1886
Protection dates
1886/07/12 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Later work
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Vigeois
Département
Corrèze
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.37934, 1.51575
Mérimée reference
PA00099955

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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L'origine de cette église remonterait à la naissance du christianisme. Un premier édifice fut ravagé par les invasions barbares. Les ruines servirent de retraite à un solitaire nommé Sébastien. Vers le 8e siècle, un incendie détruit l'édifice qui fut réédifié par Pierre de Mirabec. Vers l'an 1050, Archambault de Comborn s'empara de l'abbaye et de l'église qu'il incendia. Prit de remords, il fit rebâtir cette dernière. L'église subit des mutilations durant les guerres de Cent ans puis de Religion. Il ne reste rien aujourd'hui de l'abbaye. La nef de l'église a été rebâtie de 1866 à 1868.

English translation

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The origin of this church would go back to the birth of Christianity. A first building was ravaged by barbarian invasions. The ruins served as a retreat for a hermit named Sébastien. Around the 8th century, a fire destroyed the building which was rebuilt by Pierre de Mirabec. Around the year 1050, Archambault de Comborn seized the abbey and the church which he set on fire. Filled with remorse, he had the latter rebuilt. The church suffered mutilations during the Hundred Years' War and then the Wars of Religion. Nothing now remains of the abbey. The nave of the church was rebuilt from 1866 to 1868.

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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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