Details
Rectangular church made of three bays, two for the nave and one for the choir, rebuilt after the Hundred Years’ War. The church is surmounted with three extremely curved ribbed vaults. It dates from the 15th century and is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Sicarius (St. Sicaire in French), one of the Holy Innocents from Bethlehem murdered by King Herod (Matthew 2:16-18). A piece of the child’s relics is contained in an elegant reliquary inside the church. Located on one of the numerous secondary routes from Vézelay to Santiago de Compostela, St. Sicarius was worshiped by many pilgrims. During the 19th century, the church was listed as a historical monument and restored by the architect Paul Abadie (1812-1884).
Practical information
Visits
- Permanent individual open visits
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- Individual Tour
- , no
- Tour individual upon request
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- Permanent open visits for groups
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- Guided group tours on request
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- Guided group tours constantly
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Equipments & Services
- Site and monuments theme
- , Abbey
- , Church
- Small Rural Heritage
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- Artisan Art
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- Interesting even without visiting
- , yes
- Visit language
- , French
- , English
Contact
Our address
Boulevard Charlemagne24310 BRANTOME EN PERIGORD
Web site :http://www.perigord-dronne-belle.fr
Mail :abbaye@perigord-dronne-belle.fr
Phone :+33 5 53 05 80 63
GPS : 45.3646313, 0.64726798
- Access
- , Airport / aerodrome/Bergerac/70
- , Motorway/A 89 Périgueux/27
- , Railway station/Périgueux/27
- , Railway station/Angoulême/60
- , Bus station/Périgueux/27
- , Road (national / local)/D 939/0