Marsat, FR

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Church, Marsat

This building is the church of the former Benedictine priory (north nave). In the 7th century, Bishop Saint-Priest founded a women's monastery here, which in 1165 adopted the Rule of St Benedict, in obedience to the Abbey of Mozat.

About this building

The building is built according to an elongated plan. It actually takes the form of two adjoining churches, the Romanesque part of which dates back to the 10th century, one ending in a flat chevet, the other in a semicircular apse.

Key Features

  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Parking within 250m

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Eglise abbatiale de Mozac

The Benedictine Abbey of Mozac is a royal foundation. It came into being in the 7th century thanks to Calmin, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife Namadie, and was richly endowed by Pepin the Short.

Notre-Dame du Marthuret Church, Riom

The primitive church having been destroyed by fire, the construction of the present building began in 1308. The building was profoundly modified in the 19th century.

Riom Holy-Chapel

The Sainte-Chapelle de Riom is located within the current Law Courts. Built in the 15th century within the last vestige of the castle built by Guy de Dammartin for Duke Jean de Berry in the 14th century.

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