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Bourgneuf

Mayenne (53) · commune of Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt

French original

FROMENTIERES LE BOURGNEUF (MAYENNE): chapelle du Bourgneuf

Bourgneuf

The chapel, situated in the village of Fromentières (Mayenne, near Château-Gontier), is of Romanesque origin, but was already a ruin in the 19th century.

On the upper register: an angel; on the lower register: the labours of the months
On the upper register: an angel; on the lower register: the labours of the months

THE WALL PAINTINGS

They date from the Romanesque period (the late 13th century, but are hardly legible. On the intrados of the chancel screen, traces of angels and part of a calendar of the labours of the months.

Bourgneuf
French original

Un ange plein de grâce - A graceful angel

Left, harvesting wheat with a sickle; à droite: threshing the wheat with a flail.
Left, harvesting wheat with a sickle; à droite: threshing the wheat with a flail.

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Location and nearby churches

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  4. Argentré 27 km
  5. Parné-sur-Roc 29 km
  6. Montsûrs 31 km