File:L église Saint Priest De Volvic (229997789).jpeg

500px provided description: Cette ?difice class? au titre des monuments historiques, est d?di?e ? Saint-Priest ?v?que de Clermont (VII?me si?cle), assassin? en 674 ? Volvic. Son successeur Avit II fit b?tir un oratoire et une ?glise. La premi?re ?glise fut pill?e au VIII?me si?cle par les Sarrasins et les Normands. De cette p?riode il ne reste que deux dalles carolingiennes scell?es ? l?int?rieur de l??glise. En 1095, l?abbaye de Volvic devint prieur? de l?abbaye royale de Mozac. A l'int?rieur la chapelle axiale abrite les reliques et le gisant de Saint-Priest, ferm?e par une grille du XII?me si?cle. . The church of Volvic, classified as historical monuments, is dedicated to Saint-Priest Bishop of Clermont (VIIth century), assassinated in 674 to Volvic. His successor, Avit II, built an oratory and a church. The first church was plundered in the 8th century by the Saracens and the Normans. From this period there are only two Carolingian slabs sealed inside the church. In 1095, the abbey of Volvic became priory of the royal abbey of Mozac.

Inside, the axial chapel houses the relics and the recliner of Saint-Priest, closed by a grid of the XIIth century. [#landscape ,#nature ,#travel ,#chapel ,#church ,#tourism ,#beautiful ,#cute ,#love ,#child ,#history ,#france ,#traveler ,#castle ,#photography ,#medieval ,#auvergne ,#voyage ,#mahe ,#animation ,#tourisme ,#histoire ,#photooftheday ,#picoftheday ,#volvic ,#chateau ,#liveyourdream ,#lookmom ,#manalyss ,#animatedimages]