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La Chapelle-Rainsouin

Chapelle Prieurale Saint-Thomas de CantorberyMayenne (53)

PRIORAL CHAPEL OF ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY

Private property

The priory dedicated to St. Thomas of Canterbury was founded by Payen de Vaiges in the early 13th century on the site of a private chapel

The small construction consists of an ailelees nave prolonged by a semicircular apse and dates to the 13th century

Left: the west façade
Left: the west façade
Right: the apse
Right: the apse
1. Wall painting imitating an oriental fabric and masonry pattern ** 2. Fragment of a horse (head and neck
1. Wall painting imitating an oriental fabric and masonry pattern ** 2. Fragment of a horse (head and neck
West wall and roof framing
West wall and roof framing
The apse
The apse
Vestiges of the retable
Vestiges of the retable

THE WALL PAINTINGS

1) South wall:

Arch of the walled-up opening: masonry pattern (early 13the century) ** Left: imitation of an oriental fabric (medallions with animal figures)
Arch of the walled-up opening: masonry pattern (early 13the century) ** Left: imitation of an oriental fabric (medallions with animal figures)
La Chapelle-Rainsouin, Chapelle Prieurale Saint-Thomas de Cantorbery
Close-up of the medallions
Close-up of the medallions

2) West wall:

Horse: the rest of the scene is no longer visible
Horse: the rest of the scene is no longer visible

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Location and nearby churches

  1. La Chapelle-Rainsouin 0.0 km
  2. Saint Léger 6.5 km
  3. Argentré 6.6 km
  4. Vaiges 6.7 km
  5. Montsûrs 7.9 km
  6. Évron 9.3 km

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