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The Saint-Aubin church, located in Saint-Aubin in the Landes, is a Catholic building whose oldest parts date back to the second half of the 12th century. At that time, it consisted of a vaulted apse in a cradle, a straight span and a wider nave, without a vault. A richly sculpted archture with ten arches, one of which illustrates Abraham's sacrifice and another, Daniel in the lions' pit, is displayed in L'abside. The exterior windows, framed with columnettes, highlight the neat Romanesque style of this first phase of construction.

In the 14th century, the church was fortified: a massive bell tower was erected in the west on the end of the nave, whose walls were enhanced. A vault was then launched on the nave, but it was destroyed in 1569 by Captain Huguenot Castaignet during the Wars of Religion. Only a few rib departures remain. On the other hand, the vaults of the northern collateral, built in the early 16th century, escape degradation.

A remarkable element of the building is the 1764 stone pulpit, commissioned by parish priest M. Delisle and realized by master mason Jean Labat. This chair, rare in the Landes, bears witness to the local crafts of the time. The church, registered as historical monuments since 2007, thus embodies nearly nine centuries of history, mixing religious, defensive and artistic heritage.

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