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L’Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens du XIIe siècle
Historic site and monument, Church
in Châtelus-Malvaleix
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Fortified, this edifice served to defend the castle, hence its off-center position in relation to the village. Illuminated by its restored stained-glass windows, the church boasts a magnificent polychrome alabaster altarpiece
the Passion of Christ (15th century), a house of Loreto and a statue of Saint Michael from the former chapel
Michel, taken from the château?s former chapel.
Its greatest treasure, however, is its magnificent polychrome alabaster altarpiece (15th century), the...Fortified, this edifice served to defend the castle, hence its off-center position in relation to the village. Illuminated by its restored stained-glass windows, the church boasts a magnificent polychrome alabaster altarpiece
the Passion of Christ (15th century), a house of Loreto and a statue of Saint Michael from the former chapel
Michel, taken from the château?s former chapel.
Its greatest treasure, however, is its magnificent polychrome alabaster altarpiece (15th century), the masterpiece of an English workshop. Tradition has it that it was brought back from Hanover during the 7 Years' War by a Marquis de la Roche-Aymon, Lord of Châtelus. Located in the left-hand chapel, the altarpiece comprises seven separate alabaster pieces, enclosed in an oak frame.
The extreme pieces (55 cm high/13 cm wide) represent Saint James the Greater on the left, and Saint Peter on the right
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