SITE DE ST GEORGES DE CAMBOULAS

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Romanesque church of the 12th century, which dominates the gorges of the Viaur valley, has a fortified arcaded bell tower. Moreover, above the portal, it is important to note the presence of a fragment of tympanum representing the Christ-Judge, and which could come from the old cathedral of Rodez. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme

Nearby there is an oratory dating from the 16th century. Legend: At the beginning of the Christian era, Saint George, pursued by the Saracens, ordered his horse to jump over the valley of the Viaur in order to flee his pursuers. The hooves of his horse left their marks on the rock under the church of Saint George. In the 12th century, the Christians had the church built very close to the place where the miracle took place. This building with a fortified bell tower was built on an old oppidum. Tympanum: According to a very probable hypothesis, the tympanum of Saint Georges would come from the portal of the old cathedral of Rodez, thus saved from total ruin. The resemblance with the Christ of Conques is striking even if here the style seems more archaic. This sculpted ensemble would indeed be one of the oldest monumental last judgements. Nearby : Around the building, one can see sarcophagi dug into the rock (6th-10th centuries) and nearby, an oratory built in 1545 whose pillars are decorated with the arms of Raymond Fredaud (horse brakes), canon worker of the cathedral of Rodez Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme

Spoken languages : French

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