Church Saint Pierre au Marais of Saumur, part II !!

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I take you back to memorable ,wonderful Saumur, in the dept 49 of Marne et Loire in the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France, The City has plenty of things to see and one must is the church, sort of St Peter’s of the Marshes Church. I found me new older pictures not yet in my blog and they should be, Do read my main post on the church. Therefore, let me tell you on the Church Saint Pierre au Marais of Saumur ,part II !! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Church of Saint Pierre au Marais is of course, dedicated to Saint Peter, and was built from the 12C to the 17C, at the hinges of the Romanesque and Gothic Angevin styles. The church was constructed of limestone and white stone. It features a Romanesque portal, a Plantagenet-style nave, a small 14C lateral chapel, two Renaissance chapels, etc. Its bell tower has a slightly twisted polygonal arrow with a height of 69 meters. The roof of  the church is impressive, with long-shaped roofs, as well as an arrow and a polygonal dome of the most beautiful effect. The great facade of Tufa was rebuilt after its collapse in 1674 in the Classical style. 

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The Church Saint Pierre au Marais was the subject of several restoration campaigns. A facade rebuilt in the 17C hides a Gothic Plantagenet building that has kept the right brace a Romanesque door to the beautiful covings. Embedded in the square of the same name between the splendid mansions dating from the 16C to 20C. It lost its original portal in 1674 when lightning felled on it and was rebuilt in Counter-Reformation style. It features a superb Plantagenet vault, from the 15C stalls to the sculpted figures, but above all a magnificent series of 16C tapestries that trace the life of Saint Peter and Saint Florent. On Saturday morning, the regional product market animates the area. In the entrance inside the Church, you can admired in front of the beautiful staircase to reach the floor as well as the vaults and keys of vaults of the ceiling.  A beautiful liturgical furniture, remarkable sculptures, numerous paintings as well as colorful stained glass windows.

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The city of Saumur on the church: https://www.ville-saumur.fr/patrimoine-architectural/l-eglise-saint-pierre-2

The Saumur tourist office on the church:  https://www.ot-saumur.fr/fiches/eglise-saint-pierre-5372149/

There you go folks, a short and sassy description of another monument for locals and visitors alike; fully enjoy these marvels of the off the beaten path paths and spread out your horizons of my belle France. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Peter’s au Marais of Saumur, 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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