This Romanic building, of the XII-th century is one of the rare knew to circular plan, hardly distorted(altered) by the later additions.
. The Hall of the Church was primitively in the Chapel of the Organ. One can there see another four columns and both right feet which supported(bore) the archivolte in full round arch(hanger), decorated with mouldings toriques united and twisted, lined with pearls.
. The amounts of the Gate(portal) richly sculptured in interlacing sheets(leaves) of acanthus in the fine and compact stone are at present placed in the new hall.
. The High altar is a marble altar of Caunes, of the XVIII-th century.
. A beautiful heptagonal bell tower overhangs the central dome. It(he) is formed by a massive tower in 2 floors: the first one is drilled in simple Romanic bays(berries) or géminées, the second, much more low , of small Gothic bays(berries) or without definite time. It(he) is of a different construction besides and seems to have undergone the rather important reorganizations.
. The number 7 director of the plan is in no other round construction of church, but meets himself in numerous basilicaux plans. One wanted to see there the reminder of the sentence of the Book of the Seers: " The wisdom built its house, it cut its seven columns ".
The church is directed to the east. She(it) is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
It is necessary to see:
The interment which would date the XV-th century,
The small front door (side noon),
The dated and signed picture(table) " F. 1669 Saissac, me fecit ", classified since 1964,
Saint Jacques's statue, stone sculptured of the XVI-th century,
The modern stained glass in glass paving stones of Dom Ephrem, En-Calcat's abbey( the Tarn) , and both wooden rooms, style Gets worse.
You the information and the visits contact the Office of Tourism of Rieux-Minervois
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