The Abbey of Notre Dame la Blanche of Selles sur Cher ,part II !!!

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In all my road warrior trips in my belle France, the choices are endless and many. However, we love the goat cheese from there and eat it profusely , so now in the neighborhood…it was time to pay a visit to the goat cheese. Voilà nice lively town we like it ! Selles-sur-Cher is located in the department of Loir-et-Cher, 41 in the Centre-Val de Loire region of my belle France. It was on the road D956 on our way to see Valençay castle (see post). It is about 39 km from Blois. Let me tell you again on the Abbey of Notre-Dame-la-Blanche of Selles sur Cher ,part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Abbey of Notre-Dame-la-Blanche , also called the abbey of Saint-Eusice. Saint Eusice died probably in 542. Childebert had a magnificent church built on his tomb. The church was devastated by the Vikings, probably in 903. According to tradition, Saint Eusice built an oratory there in the 6C which was spared by a flood of the river. In 531, he predicted to Childeric, king of the Franks the victory against Alamaric, king of Visigoth, and on his return, the latter according to the wish he had made, had an abbey built on this very place, marking the birth of the town.

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A bit of history I like tell us that in 521, Eusice, a hermit from Périgord, settled in the Cher valley to be far from men. When he died a few years later, in 542, he was buried, and a church was built over his tomb. His sarcophagus gave rise to a cult because Eusice was recognized for his healings and his intercessions during epidemics and natural plagues. The building is built with Gallo-Roman elements. Around 1120, a Romanesque church was rebuilt in the same place, using elements from the old one. In 1562, the troops of Admiral de Coligny, leader of the Protestant party, pillaged the church. The pillars of the choir are demolished. A new style will be created, the interior of the choir was rebuilt in stages, from 1850 to 1890, in faux Romanesque style. At the apse of the church, two friezes were sculpted in bas-relief. One looks back on the life of Eusice, the other on episodes from the Bible.

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The town of Selles sur Cher on its heritage : https://www.selles-sur-cher.fr/ma-ville/decouvrir-selles-sur-cher/patrimoine-de-selles-sur-cher

The local south valley of the Loire tourist office on Selles sur Cher: https://www.sudvaldeloire.co.uk/destination-sud-val-de-loire_en/nos-villages-entre-moyen-age-et-renaissance_en/ville-de-selles-sur-cher_en/

There you go folks a dandy visit of a pretty town indeed, yes cheese and wine, welcome to to the Loire Valley ! The trip to Selles sur Cher was nice and yummy, as said we will be back. Again, hope you enjoy more of the Abbey of Notre-Dame-la-Blanche of Selles sur Cher ,part II !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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