Église Saint-Sylvain
The Saint-Sylvain church, in Saint-Sauvant, dates from the XNUMXth century. The exterior shows no sculpture. We can nevertheless appreciate the traditional rounded shapes of the bedside table and the harmony of its tiled roof. A vast meadow occupies the north side of the church and a path leads along the apse as well as the south side.
A priory church, it was attached to the abbey of Celles-sur-Belle in 1121. Several renovations transformed the Romanesque aspect of the building, mainly in the 1886th century. The Romanesque parts of the choir testify to a real decorative concern. The bell tower-porch has retained its Romanesque vault with cupolas on squinches. Beautiful stained glass window from XNUMX, from the Julien Fournier workshop in Tours. Many Merovingian sarcophagi around the church and the town hall testify to the presence of a first Christian community from the XNUMXth century.
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