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EGLISE SAINT-SULPICE

The church dedicated to Saint Sulpice is the chapel of a former Benedictine priory founde in the 13th century. The wall paintings, discovered in 1987 and restored in 1995, date to the 14th century.

West façade and south wall

Nave and chancel

13th-century tombstone

THE WALL PAINTINGS

V- General view of the wall paintings of the west wall: from left to right, upper register: Pentecost, the Heavenly Jerusalem, the Ascension; from left to right, lower register: Crucifixion, Christ's Descent into Limbo.

1) Pentecost:

Rays descend upon the heads of the Apostles but the Virgin is not represented.

2) The Heavenly Jerusalem:

Right, Saint Peter welcomes the Blessed while musician angels play the trumpet and the viol. Left, the Blessed at the windows of the Heavenly Jerusalem.

3) The Ascension:

4) Crucifixion:

5) - Christ's Descent into Limbo:

According to the Apocryphal Gospels, Christ descended into Limbo, where the souls of the Righteous were waiting for Him to release them and led them into Heaven. As in this scene, he is often represented taking Adam and Eve by the hand.

6) North wall:

Apostles

The donors: the local lord, his wife and their children

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