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Eglise Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai

Eglise Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai

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Eglise Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai

Name: Eglise Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai
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Location: New Aquitaine, France

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Eglise Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai

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1. Château de Bressuire – Thouars loop from Bressuire

83.3km

03:36

600m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Breathtaking view – Thouars loop from Thouars

66.3km

02:52

440m

430m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Château de Bressuire loop from Bressuire

39.9km

01:39

280m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Fabrice Rigalleau

November 27, 2024

As you probably know, in the year 732, the armies of Charles Martel repelled the Arab advance around Poitiers. A troop of routed Saracens then barricaded themselves in the old parish church of St Sauveur and promised to surrender only in the event of divine intervention. However, in this month of May, after nights of prayers by the villagers, a cold snap hit the Poitiers countryside to the point of covering the grove with an astonishing layer of frost. The Saracens saw the sign of Allah in this unexpected event and decided to leave the village without giving battle.
This legend gave its name to the village and the church of the Holy Trinity became a place consecrated by the religious authorities of the region. The oldest parts of the building that stands today on the small village square date back to the 11th century, but the church had to undergo several restoration campaigns during the 19th century. It now appears to us as a fine example of a Romanesque church, simple, rustic and austere. Note the modern stained glass windows made in the 1990s by Louis-René Petit, an artist who also worked in Sénanque and St Benoît sur Loire. His compositions inspired by frost give the church an atmosphere in harmony with its legend.

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Elevation 150 m

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Eglise Saint Sauveur de Givre en Mai

1. Château de Bressuire – Thouars loop from Bressuire

2. Breathtaking view – Thouars loop from Thouars

3. Château de Bressuire loop from Bressuire

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