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LOIR-ET-CHER
EGLISE SAINT-LUBIN
St. Lubin: Bishop of Chartres in the 6th century. Born at Poitiers, this peasant became a monk at the abbey of Ligugé, then was one of the most famous bishops of Chartres. Thanks to his prayers, Paris was saved from a terrible fire
Some parts of St. Lubin's, like the north wall of the nave and part of the chancel, are pre-Romanesque. The chancel and the tower were built in the 12th century but were altered in the 16th century, like the south part of the nave. The crocket gable, the west, north and south doors date from the 16th century too
Nave, chancel and apse
THE WALL PAINTINGS
They probably date from the 16th century but they have hardly been studied. It is therefore difficult to identify the scenes or figures that are represented
