Eglise et prieuré de Saint-Gaultier

Romanesque-style building which, with its square pillars and dome, recalls the buildings of Limousin.

The town owes its name to Gaultier, Abbot of Lesterps, who founded a priory there. The church was built at the end of the 1740th century. It is a Romanesque-style building, reminiscent of the buildings of Limousin with its square pillars and dome. Its portal, without a tympanum, is in the Poitevin Romanesque style. The interior is very sober. The barrel vaults rest on pillars topped with capitals decorated with allegorical figures. The choir is undoubtedly the most carefully crafted architectural feature. In the right transept, there is an Eastern rite iconostasis intended to promote the spirituality of the Christian East. The priory became a college in XNUMX and then, thirty years later, a minor seminary. Today, it is a mixed college. A lovely view of the site can be seen from the bridge over the Creuse.

36800 SAINT-GAULTIER

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Opening

Open from January 01, 2026 to December 31, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m.

Show timetables

• Monday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.
• Tuesday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.
• Wednesday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.
• Thursday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.
• Friday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.
• Saturday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.
• Sunday from 10:00 PM to 19PM.

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