Chapelle Saint-Christophe
Rural heritage, Chapel, Historic site and monument
in Arfeuille-Châtain
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The building was originally a seigniorial chapel. It then became a parish church. It was rebuilt in the 17th century. In the 17th century, the nave had 4 bays with ribbed vaults, the last of which was the choir. In 1872, the church?s owner, the Russian Prince Galitzine, had 2 chapels built to form the transept. The northern chapel belonged to his in-laws (the De la Roche-Aymon family) and is decorated with his coat of arms. The choir houses a white marble altar and tabernacle. Various...
The building was originally a seigniorial chapel. It then became a parish church. It was rebuilt in the 17th century. In the 17th century, the nave had 4 bays with ribbed vaults, the last of which was the choir. In 1872, the church?s owner, the Russian Prince Galitzine, had 2 chapels built to form the transept. The northern chapel belonged to his in-laws (the De la Roche-Aymon family) and is decorated with his coat of arms. The choir houses a white marble altar and tabernacle. Various elements lend an oriental ambience and recall the owner?s origins: the cut-outs in the woodwork, the pulpit covered with a pointed lampshade, the stained-glass windows, 3 of which identify the figure represented by a Cyrillic inscription. In parallel, statues more commonly found in our region coexist.
