ÉGLISE SAINTE-MADELEINE
LES MONTS-VERTS , Lozère – Cultural heritage
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The church of Sainte-Madeleine d’Arcomie is built of granite stones. Its bell tower dates from 1808
Inside, its single nave serves two side chapels housing statues of the Virgin, one alone and the other installed on an altarpiece as the Virgin and Child. Two statues of Saint Madeleine and Saint Privat are nestled in the wall of the nave. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
Dating from the 12th century, the church of Sainte-Madeleine d’Arcomie is built in large granite units. It proudly presents a bell tower with a single floor and three bays occupied by two bells, erected in 1808 as indicated by the date engraved in the stones of the bell tower. The entrance is through a south portal with an ogival vault
Inside, the church has a single rib-vaulted nave. It serves two side chapels also vaulted in quadripartite arches. They both house a statue of the Virgin Mary. In the northern chapel is an altarpiece with a golden Virgin and Child. They also have the particularity of being decorated with the only two stained glass windows in the building.
Two statues of Saint Madeleine, holding a monumental cross and treading on a skull, and of Saint Privat, in bishop’s robes, are nestled in the north wall of the church. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
