Eglise Saint-Pierre

Historic site and monument
Church

87340 Saint-Léger-la-Montagne

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This church was built towards the end of the 12th century, but little remains of this period, as it was largely rebuilt in the 15th century. It is in the shape of a Latin cross and is very compact. The floor is largely composed of tombstones. It is said to have been the chapel of a castle destroyed by the Black Prince and rebuilt as a church in the 15th century. It comprises a single nave with 3 bays, the last of which forms the choir with its flat chevet. Two side chapels are located in the second bay. The first 2 bays are rib-vaulted with sculpted keystones. Fragments of paint dating back to the construction of the church can be seen under the plaster on the vaults. A quadrangular niche has been built into the north masonry of the choir, and a round-arched doorway added to communicate with the sacristy, surmounted by the date 1747.