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Le Prieuré Saint-Georges

Religious heritage, Non listed, Romanesque in Couches

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From construction to demolition to reconstruction, the Saint-Georges priory is a building that has traversed the history of the commune of Couches.
A monastery was built in the 7th century and destroyed by the Saracens in 725. Rebuilt in the 9th century, it became an abbey and then a priory (a branch of Flavigny Abbey) in 1098. In 1463, the church was restored and consecrated in 1496 by Antoine de Chalon.
The ribbed vaults in front of the apses are one of the most striking examples of the Romanesque style in Burgundy.
Tours of the exterior only and of the interior on Fridays during the Tourist Office's storytelling walks, subject to... Read more
A monastery was built in the 7th century and destroyed by the Saracens in 725. Rebuilt in the 9th century, it became an abbey and then a priory (a branch of Flavigny Abbey) in 1098. In 1463, the church was restored and consecrated in 1496 by Antoine de Chalon.
The ribbed vaults in front of the apses are one of the most striking examples of the Romanesque style in Burgundy.
Tours of the exterior only and of the interior on Fridays during the Tourist Office's storytelling walks, subject to availability, to be checked with the Mairie.

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