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Vénéjan

Chapelle Saint-Jean-BaptisteGard (30)

Founded in the 12th century, the church underwent significant alteration in the 13th and 17th centuries

Until 1857, the chapel of St. John-the-Baptist was Vénéjan's parish church

Vénéjan, Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Vénéjan, Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste

St.John the Baptist;: western façade and its bell cotRomanesque apse

South wall with putlog holes
South wall with putlog holes
South-east view
South-east view
Romanesque door
Romanesque door
Nave, chancel and apse
Nave, chancel and apse

THE WALL PAINTINGS

They date from the 13th or 14th centuries

Blind arcade with decorated voussoirs
Blind arcade with decorated voussoirs
Intrados: floral pattern
Intrados: floral pattern
Blind arcade: geometric and floral patterns
Blind arcade: geometric and floral patterns
Vénéjan, Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Semidomed vault of the apse and Majestas
Semidomed vault of the apse and Majestas
Christ's face ( closeup)
Christ's face ( closeup)

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Location and nearby churches

  1. Boussac-Bourg 309 km
  2. Glénic 311 km
  3. Chalivoy-Milon 334 km
  4. Fresselines 336 km
  5. Thevet-Saint-Julien 339 km
  6. Lourouer-Saint-Laurent 340 km

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