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Origin and history

The Saint-Georges church in Périgueux is a Catholic religious building located in the Dordogne department, in the heart of the Saint-Georges district. It was erected between 1852 and 1870 according to the plans of architect Paul Abadie, with Alexandre Antoine Lambert as inspector. This place of worship replaces an ancient medieval church, sold as a national property in 1791 and destroyed in the mid-19th century. As early as 1854, it was erected as a parish, and its construction was completed in 1870, despite subsequent structural problems related to a groundwater table.

As early as 1888, lizards appeared in the bell tower due to a groundwater table, requiring consolidation between 1928 and 1931. Four bells were installed in 1892, and a clock was added to the west façade in 1932. The church houses stained glass windows signed by the house Besseyrias, as well as two 19th century paintings classified as historical monuments in 2017: The Return of Saints Women to Jerusalem (1859) and The Death of Saint Joseph (1875).

The building is part of an urban context marked by the reconstruction and modernization of Périgueux in the 19th century. Its architecture, typical of the neo-Gothic churches of the time, reflects the religious and cultural ambitions of the city. The presence of the water table, a source of recurring problems, illustrates the technical challenges associated with its construction in this historic district bordering the Isle.

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