France

St Andrew Abbey Church, Lavaudieu, Haute-Loire, Auvergne

Visited in July 2020

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St Andrew Abbey Church, Lavaudieu, Haute-Loire, Auvergne
Head of St Christopher 14th C, frescoe in the nef of the abbey church
Abbey church from the 11th C. Main entrance of the church and bell tower (partially destroyed during the revolution)
Nave and choir with crucifixion painting, probably early 14th century
Arch with crucifixion scene
Painted wall window
Capitals in the nave, on the right Adam and Eve, in the Eden garden
Annunciation, angel and Mary
Painting of the Passion, from the 14th C, italian origin.
Painting of the black plague represented by a woman with veiled eyes and hands throwing arrows
Romanesque cloister, 12th C
The carved capitals of the cloister, top-right a double-tailed mermaid
Cloister
In the ancient refectory, painting from the 12th C, Christ in majesty with the symbols of the apostles