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Two churches, a thousand years of history

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Two churches, a thousand years of history

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  • Location: Villemagne-L'Argentière, Béziers, Occitania, France

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    The Saint-Majan church is the former abbey church of a powerful Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, whose prosperity was based in particular on the silver-bearing lead mines that gave their name to Villemagne-l'Argentière. During the Hundred Years' War, the building was transformed into a veritable fortress: walled-up windows, a rampart walk, and machicolations allowed the monks to defend their abbey. Despite the looting of the Wars of Religion in 1562, this remarkable Gothic church has survived the centuries and still bears the traces of this turbulent past.
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    Location: Villemagne-L'Argentière, Béziers, Occitania, France

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