Saumur

NOTRE-DAME DE NANTILLY

The nave was built around 1100, the crossing, the apse and the south chapel somewhat later. The rest of the edifice dates to the 15th century

Each bay is cantoned with two pillars and two engaged semi-columns. The pillars support an arcade which serves as an extrados to the window. The semi-column supports the transverse rib of the main vault.

EXTRADOS - VAULT

THE CAPITALS OF THE NAVE

A crowned king slays the dragon. The king is only the symbol of the "governance" of our own self. The dragon - a symbol of evil - threatened his spiritual evolution. In plain language, each man must govern himself by killing the "Old Man" who, since the Fall, prevents him from developing a true spiritual life.