Name: Romanesque Capitals of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saujon
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Romanesque Capitals of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saujon

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Location: Saujon, Saintes, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Côte sauvage – Carrelets de Royan loop from Saujon

76.5km

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2. Pointe de l'Éguille – Port of Ribérou loop from Saujon

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3. Plage de l'Embellie – View of the La Roche cliff loop from Saujon

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650m

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November 3, 2024

The first Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, about which we know practically nothing except that it replaced a monument destroyed and burned in 1415 by the English, at the same time as the priory of Saint-Martin and this by a certain Hutington, at the breaking of the truces of King Richard. Around 1530 it was ruined during the wars of religion. It had a vaulted nave and buttresses larger than the current church. The current church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built between 1679 and 1683, on a project by Jacques Guérinet, architect of the convent buildings of the Abbaye-aux-Dames de Saints. Houses four capitals of the old Romanesque church, discovered during work carried out on the fairground. One of them shows Daniel in the lion's den, the saint seated blessing holds the Book. It is separated from the wild animals by a horseshoe-shaped mandorla, decorated with pearls. Another capital represents the Resurrection with the Holy Women and the tomb on which the angel is seated. The third illustrates the Weighing of Souls. The clothes, the finely worked details, the varied expressions of the characters (note the horrible clawed demon who tries to tip the scales on his side), make this work one of the peaks of Saintonge Romanesque sculpture. The last one presents an enigmatic scene: characters, including a man bending under the weight of an enormous fish that he is carrying. These four capitals, which are among the most beautiful sculpted works of Saintonge, are placed at a low height, which allows one to admire all the details. The following website is very well documented on these capitals: chapiteaux.free.fr/TXT_Saujon.html

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Pussy et Gégé

November 3, 2024

The organs of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Saujon.

In 1962-1963, Pierre Nadeau built a 6-stop organ, without visible pipes, entirely expressive.

In 1973, Dominique Oberthür carried out a repair of the organ.

In 1978-1979, the Etablissements Muhleisen of Strasbourg rebuilt the organ which was inaugurated by Jacques Dussouil on June 9, 1979.

The Walther Buffet is a two-body, polychrome, in fir and plywood. The large body has three turrets (the central one in a pointed third) framing two flat faces. The back positive includes two flat turrets framing a flat face. The facade includes 56 tin pipes (29 in the large body and 27 in the back positive). Console in a window projecting from the base. 4 windchests with engravings and registers.

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Location: Saujon, Saintes, New Aquitaine, France

Romanesque Capitals of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saujon

1. Côte sauvage – Carrelets de Royan loop from Saujon

2. Pointe de l'Éguille – Port of Ribérou loop from Saujon

3. Plage de l'Embellie – View of the La Roche cliff loop from Saujon

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