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Coulongé

Église Saint-LubinSarthe (72)

Coulongé, Église Saint-Lubin

The church dates back to the 12th century. Its unvaulted nave is prolonged by a chancel surmounted by a dome on pendentives and a semi-circular half-domed apse. The southern chapel is a later addition. The outside walls are faced with blocks of "tuffeau" limestone resting on two courses of sandstone.

The masonry of the chevet walls seems more archaic than the one of the nave with its two courses of small roussard stones.
The masonry of the chevet walls seems more archaic than the one of the nave with its two courses of small roussard stones.
The windows are surmounted by an "eyebrow" prolonged laterally.
The windows are surmounted by an "eyebrow" prolonged laterally.
The southern wall is decorated with blind arcades.
The southern wall is decorated with blind arcades.
The walls of the nave are crowned with a series of carved corbels.
The walls of the nave are crowned with a series of carved corbels.
The west door is flanked with two carved figures: a pilgrim and a hermit. The archivolt is decorated with masks, diamond-shaped patterns and foliage separated by a torus.
The west door is flanked with two carved figures: a pilgrim and a hermit. The archivolt is decorated with masks, diamond-shaped patterns and foliage separated by a torus.
THE WALL PAINTINGS (13th century)
THE WALL PAINTINGS (13th century)

The dome of the choir is adorned with a Christ in majesty surrounded by the Tetramorph.

Coulongé, Église Saint-Lubin
Christ in majesty (close-up)
Christ in majesty (close-up)

Location and nearby churches

  1. Sarcé 4.4 km
  2. Luché-Pringé 7.1 km
  3. Vaas 8.7 km
  4. Saint-Germain d'Arce 9.8 km
  5. Broc 11 km
  6. Château-l'Hermitage 12 km

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