Aulnay de Saintonge

The church of Aulnay de Saintonge lies south of Poitiers in south western France and is one of the best examples of the Aquitainian style of romanesque. It stands on the Via Turonensis pilgrimage road which passed via the city of Tours on the way to Santiago de Compostela. It is celebrated for the richness of its sculptural progamme which dates from about 1140. The south porch features a succession of concentric arches which display an Apocalyptic theme. The outer arch features a Bestiary and the inner portrays the Twenty-Four Elders of the Book of Revelation. The undersides of the voussoirs feature atlant figures taken from classical mythology

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• Aulnay
• Romanesque
• Pilgrimage
• Santiago
• Compostela
• Pilgrim
• Church
• Abbey
• Monastery
• Medieval
• Christianity
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[ShannonStOnge]

I am also a St.Onge. Interesting.

[WilliamEGD]

I was reading the "history of the British people" and was led to investigate Samuel de Champlain after the chapters on colonization of Canada. I was so intrigued that I've bought a begun reading his biography, which in turn led me to his homeland of Saintonge. What admirable people they were, I continue to be fascinated. :)

[Brus1066]

Thanks for posting my family were exiled from this area in 1685 for being potestants my 8th Great Grandfather was born in Cognac his wife came from Taillebourg. Family names of Brousse and Cornu

[BeadGeek]

Right on. Thanks for posting this, (I'm a St. Onge)