Vitrac-sur-Montane : Saint-Martin Church
CorrèzeReference
PA00099958
Latitude
45.376184
Longitude
1.937476
Address
5032 Le Bourg 19800 Vitrac-sur-Montane
Construction era
12e siècle;15e siècle;16e siècle
Protection date
1973/10/12 : classé MH ; 1973/10/12 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
Portail (cad. B 370) : classement par arrêté du 12 octobre 1973 ; Eglise, à l'exclusion du portail classé (cad. B 370) : inscription par arrêté du 12 octobre 1973
Description
Built in the 12th century, this small Romanesque church was subsequently modified. The nave was originally covered with a semicircular vault, but this one, being undoubtedly too heavy, was removed from the first three spans to be replaced by curved paneling. At the end of the Gothic period, side chapels, vaulted in warheads, were added to the last span of the nave and the choir. An arc separates the choir from the pentagonal apse, which has sculpted capitals. The vault in oven ass rests on a molded cord, pierced with a semicircular window. The windows of the cutlery apse were reworked in the 16th century. The committed columns of the nave are decorated with fairly rustic capitals, dating from the construction period. To the west, there is a Renaissance style portal sheltered by a porch. The tower bell tower is more recent, probably dating from the 17th or 19th century.
