Church of St. Martial à Deneuille-les-Mines dans l'Allier

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The church of Saint-Martial de Deneuille-les-Mines is a 12th century Romanesque building marked by a typical architecture of the period. It includes an apse in hemicycle preceded by a vaulted span of a dome on trunks, connected to a posterior nave (late 12th century) covered with a broken cradle frame. Two 15th-century chapels, vaulted with warheads, open in the lateral walls of the apse, including that of the south adorned with Evangelist emblems.

The nave is illuminated by windows in full hanger and a large two-shaped bay added in the sixteenth century. The main door, with yousures and tympanum feasted, dates from the end of the Romanesque period but has been strongly restored. The square bell tower, topped by an octagonal frame arrow, dominates the span preceding the apse. Inside, 19th-century paintings cover the walls, and shells decorate the dome tubes.

The building was listed as historic monuments in 1960. A procession altar, consisting of a chamfered slab placed on two columns with Carolingian capitals, is backed by a bedside. This ensemble reflects the architectural and artistic evolution of the church, from Romanesque origins to Gothic and modern modifications.

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