Ste-Apollonie (Aurin)
The Ste-Apollonie church in Sainte-Apollonie , a hamlet in the French commune of Aurin in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region , was built in the 16th century. In 2001 the parish church was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .
The church consecrated to St. Apollonia of Alexandria is a typical rural church building of the Lauragais , which is dominated by a high bell tower and stands in the middle of the cemetery. The hall building with a square choir was given vaults during the renovation in the 19th century .
The wall paintings were made in 1950 by François Bernadi and his brother-in-law Carlos Pradal. In 1996 the wall paintings by François Bernadi were added. They depict the life of St. Apollonia and episodes from the life of Jesus .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , p. 824.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Sainte-Apollonie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 43 ° 32 '4.6 " N , 1 ° 40' 5.7" E