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The church of Sainte-Croix-Saint-Côme-et-Saint-Damien de Pierre-Buffière originally belonged to the monastery of Sainte-Croix, given to the Abbey of Solignac in 1063. This cruciform monument includes a nave, a transept, and a slightly unaxed flat-side choir. Two rectangular apsidioles were replaced in the 19th century by semicircular apsidioles in works led by the architect Chibois (1860-1865), including also the modification of the bell tower and the western gable.

At the Revolution, the prevote was abolished with the abbey of Solignac, and the church became parishioner. The building illustrates a type of cross church typical of Limousin, built in the 11th century in secondary towns. The western wall of the north crusillon preserves a primitive door that once gave access to the cloister. Two side chapels, added in the 14th and 16th centuries, remain south side, while those of the north, ruined in the 18th century, have disappeared.

Classified as a Historic Monument in 1985 (inscription by decree of 15 October), the church is now owned by the commune of Pierre-Buffière. Its architecture combines Romanesque elements (XI century) and Gothic or modern reshuffles, reflecting its evolution over nearly a millennium. The accuracy of its current location is considered fair (note 5/10), and its official address is 31 Avenue de la République, according to the Merimée base.

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