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The Saint-Martin church of Caniac-du-Causse, located in the Lot, dates back to the 11th century. It was probably linked from the 10th century to the Abbey of Marcilhac, before being returned to the First Crusade. The crypt, dating from the 12th century, houses the tomb of Saint Namphaise, a legendary hermit associated with miracles, including the healing of epileptics. Its warhead vaults are among the oldest in Quercy.

The seigneury of Caniac belonged successively to the families of Themines, Cardaillac-Thémines, and then to the Hebrard of Saint Sulpice, including John, ambassador buried in the church in 1581. In the 17th century, she passed to the Crussols by marriage. The church was rebuilt in neo-Roman style between 1883 and 1886, keeping its Romanesque crypt listed as a Historical Monument in 1923.

The crypt, once accessible by two stairs, consists of two vaulted vessels and a semicircular apse. It houses a stone frame, raised to allow the passage of pilgrims under the relics. The stained glass windows, dated 1887, are signed G. P. Dagrand. The building thus combines medieval heritage and 19th century transformations.

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