Ancienne église Saint-Martin de Sallertaine

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The church of Saint Martin is a 11th and 12th century church located in Sallertaine, France. It depends on the diocese of Luçon. It is dedicated to Saint Martin.

Location: The church is located in the French department of Vendée, in the commune of Sallertaine.

History: This church is the rest of a former priory founded in the early 11th century dependent on the abbey of Marmoutier. Some early church masonries remain in the walls. The current state of the building is the result of a major reconstruction carried out at the end of the 12th century. The church was consecrated in 1173 by the bishop of Poitiers. The vaulting of the cross of the transept presents a unique curiosity in western France. Clearly seeking to imitate the Gothic called Plantagenet, the master mason, who does not seem familiar with this new technique, realized a Romanesque dome, sufficient in itself, which he dressed in veins, without structural necessity, but which gives him an aspect evoking the angeline vaults. There are still some elements of frescoes in the ship that was once completely covered, especially an exceptional crucifixion because Christ...