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Origin and history

The church Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Goujounac, located in the Lot en Occitanie, has its origins in the 12th century. The Romanesque tympanum visible on the south side, dating from the second half of the 12th or early 13th century, belonged to the first church, reduced to its eastern part. A written mention of the building appears in 1215, although architectural traces suggest an earlier existence. The church was then attached to a priory, whose remains remain to the north.

In the 13th century, the nave was enlarged to the west, with a gothic portal topped by a rose and a gable, while a bell tower was added. A south portal is pierced, reusing the Romanesque tympanum, and an apse window is expanded. In 1644, a chapel dedicated to Saint Mathurin was built against the north wall, now disappeared. Defensive arrangements were made in the 16th and 17th centuries, such as a door engraved "D.O.M. ET B.A. PETRO 1690" at the base of the bell tower.

The transformations continued in the 18th and 19th centuries: suppression of defensive elements, uplifting the bell tower by 4 meters in 1870 by Abbé Izorche, and replacing in 1881 a ceiling of boards with a false vault. In 1887, new stained glass windows signed "Le Puy Elder Sacrest" were installed. The building, marked by its 18th-century altarpiece and medieval history, was listed as a historical monument in 1997.

Among the figures related to the church, Gilibert de Marssée, great archdeacon of Cahors and rector in 1536-1537, distinguished himself. His brother, Pierre de Marssault, is known for building the castle of Lagrezette. These elements underline the central role of the church in the religious and social life of Goujounac throughout the centuries.

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