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The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Teyssieu, located in the Lot department in the Occitanie region, is a Catholic monument registered with historical monuments since 23 November 1992. His term, dedicated to Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, suggests a late foundation of the parish, probably in the late 11th or early 12th century. Originally, the Romanesque building presented a Latin cross plan consisting of a unique nave, a choir, an apse in the hemicycle and two side chapels forming a false transept. Today, the church has a mixture of architectural styles: Romanesque (11th century hair), Gothic and Neo-Gothic, reflecting its many transformations over the centuries.

The Romanesque bedside, built of granite-cut stone, is the oldest still visible element. It includes a vaulted cul-de-four apse, supported by foothills and pierced windows with rough columns and capitals. Later additions of the lateral chapels date partly from the 15th century for that dedicated to the Virgin, while the southern chapel and the doubling of the northern chapel remain undated with precision. The nave, which was vaulted on the sides, could have been reworked in the 19th century, as evidenced by the work of 1859, 1877 and the construction of the neo-Gothic sacristy in 1895.

Several church objects, including stained glass windows signed by the Gesta workshops (1886, 1923) and Dagrant (1910), are referenced in the Palissy base. These elements, along with monumental paintings and baptismal fonts, enrich his artistic heritage. The building, owned by the commune, is part of the parish group of Sousceyrac and remains a major architectural and historical testimony of the Lot.

The available sources, including the works of Abbé René Cary and of Yvette Deviers-Aquioupou, as well as the archives of the Merimée base, document its evolution. Despite successive changes, the church retains traces of its Romanesque origin, while integrating Gothic and modern additions, reflecting almost a millennium of religious and local history.

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