Abbatiale Saint Pierre Saint Paul

The abbey church at Solignac is one of the oldest and most remarkable churches in the Limousin. It has had an eventful history. It was at his request that Saint Eloi (b. 588, Chaptelat, north of Limoges), goldsmith at the Limoges workshop, then in Paris, and now bishop of Noyon, obtained the land of "Solemniac" from King Dagobert in 632, wishing to return to his homeland. He founded a large monastery where many monks devoted themselves to prayer and goldsmithing. But the monastery was...