Collégiale de Saint-Junien

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Place Deffuas, 87200 Saint-Junien

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Discover the collegiate church of Saint-Junien with our audioguides or a guided tour for groups (booking required). One of the largest and oldest Romanesque churches in the Limousin, it was the center of a vast complex (cloister, bishop?s house) which has now disappeared. Built in granite in 4 successive phases, from the 11th to the 13th century, the church's layout has always been respected, making it a homogeneous structure that bears the mark of the various construction periods, from the Romanesque to the emerging Gothic. Not to be missed: the monumental tomb housing the sarcophagus of Saint Junien. This magnificent 12th-century tomb, richly sculpted in La Rochefoucauld limestone, is shaped like a giant reliquary, with 3 of its sides covered in sculptures reminiscent of the fresco in the nave. An interesting series of polychrome statues dating from the 15th to 18th centuries line the