Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières : Saint-Jean de Bonneville Church
DordogneReference
PA00082388
Latitude
44.875361
Longitude
0.091611
Address
989 Route de Bonneville 24230 Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières
Construction era
15e siècle;16e siècle
Protection date
1986/12/12 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
Eglise de Bonneville (cad. AE 162) : inscription par arrêté du 12 décembre 1986
Description
The church would have been a good of the order of Saint-Jean de Malta and depended on the commandery of Condat-sur-Vézère. It consists of a nave, a choir, a polygonal apse and, originally, two chapels creating a transept. The northern gutterot of the first span includes a door that leads to a spiral staircase rising to the bell tower. In the second span, to the north, there is a 17th century baptistery which is adjacent to the bell tower. The western facade has a classic style portal, with a lowered pediment and two bust -breaded medallions, all surmounted by a niche for a statue. The angles of the chapel and the apse were supported by large foothills, which were used at the beginning of the 20th century to pave the surrounding paths. To the north is the bell tower, a square tower which houses the spiral staircase leading to the bedroom of the bell.
