Église Saint-Pierre-aux-liens de Labeaume

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Saint-Pierre-aux-liens de Labeaume is a French Catholic church located in the Ardèche department in Labeaume, France.

History: The date of construction of the church is unknown. The first known document dates from 1262 and is a legacy to the chaplain. An engraved stone with a Latin text dating from 1340 is located near the church. Visit reports dated 1675 and 1714 mention the dimensions of the church choir; (14 steps long, 5 wide) The church was enlarged in the 19th century.

Stone engraved: The entry begins with "ANNO DNI M CCC XXXX AND DIE DFCIMA V MENSIS NOVE MBRIS FECIT COMPONER DNS RAYMONDUS BAUSERTI ISTUD ALTA", which gives the date (MCCCXXXX, càd MCCCXL, or 1340) and the name of the sponsor (Raymond de Bausert).

Around the choir are exhibited five oils on canvas. Two of them, Saint Louis and Saint Sebastian, are included in the additional inventory of historical monuments. Apart from the Saint Sebastian, signed and dated "Bougeois 1818", the paintings are anonymous and probably made in the 19th century. The "Saint Louis offering the crown of thorns" measures 1...