Neuvy-le-Roi

CHAPELLE SAINT-ANDRE

The chapel, dedicated to St. Andrew, was probably founded in the 6th century. The original edifice was probably made of wood. The oldest parts of the present edifice - some parts of the north and south walls - date back to the 11th century. The chapel was altered in the 12th century. Tradition has it that the Romanesque west door of the chapel was dismantled and transferred to the parish church of St. Vincent in the first years of the 19th century

Upper register: outlines of a Majestas; lower register: combat scene probably isnpired by the Crusades. The horseman on the left wears a helmet surmounted by a cross and protects himself with a shield bearing a coat of arms: the one on the right raises a banner

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