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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Denis de Pommevic, mentioned in the 11th century, was originally given to the monks of the Abbey of Moissac. In 1052, she was consecrated, and her novel choir, with an apse vaulted in cul-de-four, dates from this first period. The southern wall of the nave, also of the 11th or 12th century, bears witness to this primitive era. The carved capitals of the bell tower arcades, decorated with foliage and animals, also belong to this ancient phase.

In the 13th century, the church became the capital of a priory dependent on Moissac. The bell tower, built in the early 14th century, takes a square shape and is fortified during the Wars of Religion, reflecting the tensions of the time. The nave was partially rebuilt in the 16th century, with the addition of a second vessel, marking a significant expansion of the building. The stained glass windows, installed much later (1887-1896), were signed by the Saint-Blanca and Henri Feur workshops.

Ranked a Historical Monument in 1979, the church combines Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance elements. Its history is closely linked to the abbey of Moissac, which owned it as early as 1135, and to the architectural transformations dictated by religious conflicts and liturgical needs. The dorserets and the choir doubleau, as well as the northern arcades of the nave, illustrate these successive stylistic evolutions.

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