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The church Saint-Pierre de Mouhet is a Catholic building located in the commune of Mouhet, in the department of Indre (Centre-Val de Loire region). Built between the 12th and 15th centuries, it depends on the archdiocese of Bourges and the parish of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault. Its architecture combines a 12th century vaulted nave, a 13th century bell tower and two seigneurial chapels added in the 15th century. A funeral stele in black marble, commissioned by Guillaume Pot for his family, is preserved there, although damaged during the French Revolution.

The church was first cited in 1277 in a document relating to the parish of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, although its construction probably dates back to the previous century. In the 16th century, two side chapels were added, containing fragments of stained glass of the period and the funerary marble of the Pot family, local lords. The building was listed as a historic monument on May 11, 1932, recognizing its heritage value.

Every year, during the municipal festival (first Sunday in September), a mass in honour of Saint-Hubert, patron of hunters, is celebrated there with hunting horns. The Potstone, broken during the Revolution and restored, bears an incomplete epitaph and family coats of arms. An embalmed heart, discovered in the adjacent wall, recalls the funeral practices of the era.

The church illustrates the architectural and social evolution of the Boischaut Sud, between religious worship, seigneurial power and local traditions. Its 13th century bell tower and apse flanked by towers make it a remarkable example of regional Romanesque and Gothic art. The presence of the Potstone also highlights the links between local nobility and religious buildings in the Renaissance.

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