Sainte-Eulalie

Low relief

Three scenes from the Nativity cycle - the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Adoration of the Magi - follow one another in this ‘altarpiece’, composed in 1862 when these elements were transferred from the chapel of the Médavi manor house, on the southern edge of the parish. These limestone bas-reliefs, similar to those produced in the workshops of the Loire region in the 16th century, are set in a richly sculpted frame using Renaissance ornamental vocabulary.

Listed as historic monuments in 1996, they were restored in 2023.

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Stained glass window of sainte Eulalie

The only surviving piece of the old stained glass destroyed by hail in 1846 and listed as a historic monument in 1905, this stained glass window is thought to be the work of the same workshop as some of the stained glass windows in Sées Cathedral, installed at the end of the 13th century. Composed of figures set in a grisaille and a border of fleurs-de-lys and Castilian castles, it depicts the beheading of Eulalie, a Spanish martyr whose cult was well established in France in the early Middle Ages.

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High altar ensemble

Made of painted and gilded wood, it comprises an altarpiece from the second half of the 18th century, a 17th-century tabernacle with wings and a tomb altar adorned with a medallion depicting the mystic lamb. Two Corinthian columns flank the central panel of the altarpiece with its limited decoration: garlands surrounding the altarpiece, acanthus leaves on the side scrolls, foliage running along the right-hand entablature. A niche with a broken pediment flanked by fins houses a stone statue of Saint Eulalie at the top. The altar painting, signed by Charles Louis Dufresne and dated 1699, illustrates the dogma of the Trinity, the church's former dedication.

Listed as a historic monument.

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Statue of Saint John the Baptist

Made of carved oak, this statue of the saint wearing a large camel's hair tunic is part of local folk art. 

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Statue of Saint Eulalie

Discovered in 1804 in a ploughed field, she suffered greatly from her time in the open ground, and her clothes disguise her state of decay. She is invoked against childhood illnesses, Eulalie having been martyred in Spain at the age of 12 according to her legend dating from the 8th century.

Listed as a historic monument.

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Virgin of mercy

This 16th-century sculpted group in white stone, listed as a historic monument, is a masterpiece of statuary. The sorrowful expression of the Virgin with clasped hands and the forlorn attitude of Christ, with his calm face and slumped body, are the work of an artist who mastered his means of expression. The group was commissioned in memory of her husband by the widow of Raoul de Mallard, who was killed in action at Marignan, and comes from the chapel of the Médavi manor house, consecrated in 1531. It was originally painted, leaning against a cross and flanked by two bas-reliefs depicting the instruments of the Passion. It was recently restored in July 2024.

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