The church of St.Georges in Floirac came into being in the 10th century, when the Viscount of Turenne, Adhémar des Échelles, ceded the primitive building to the Abbey of Tulle. This first place of worship, threatened with ruin in the eighteenth century, was finally demolished to give way to an ambitious reconstruction. In 1736, the Prior decided to build a new church, marking the beginning of a two-decade project.
Work began in 1750 after the acquisition and destruction of adjacent houses to expand the sanctuary's right of way. The present church, with a single nave, was completed and consecrated in 1757, as evidenced by the date engraved on its portal. Its furniture, including a 17th century altarpiece from the Maltese convent of the Pious, and statues such as the Virgin of Apocalypse (XVIIIth century) or the Virgin of Pitié (XVIth century), highlights its rich artistic heritage.
Ranked a historic monument in 1978, the church illustrates the rural religious architecture of the modern era. Its steep bell tower, its sober façade decorated with volutes, and its five-sided apse reflect the styles of the 17th and 18th centuries. The sculptures of the altarpiece, attributed to the Tourné workshops of Gourdon, and the biblical scenes that adorn (Nativity, Coronation of thorns) testify to the regional artistic influence.
The site also preserves traces of its medieval history, although the current structure was largely a result of the 1750s construction campaigns. Its inscription in the title of historical monuments today protects a building emblematic of the heritage of Lotois, mixing spiritual and architectural heritage.
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