Open Churches Days at
Saint-Géry
Place d'Aubechies
7972 Aubechies (Beloeil)
Church | XI | Romanesque | Catholic Church
Saint-Géry from top to bottom
Guided tour
31 May 2025 : 10.30 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 17.0001 June 2025 : 10.30 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 17.00
The church of St-Géry in Aubechies, the only village in Picardy Wallonia to have been awarded the ‘One of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia’ label, is a superb 11th-century Romanesque edifice built on the ruins of an ancient Gallo-Roman temple. In the company of a guide, let's set off to discover this unique site in the region. In collaboration with the ASPB (Association pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine), a photo exhibition will retrace some of the building's key moments, particularly its recent restoration work.
Price
FreeContact
Carmelina Ricotta+32 69 68 95 16
carmelina.ricotta@beloeil.be
Organizers:
ASPB (Association pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine)More about this church
Description
The Romanesque church of Saint-Géry would be a vestige of the former abbey dating from the 11th century built on the site of a pagan temple dedicated to the cult of water. In its crypt, a Roman hexagonal sandstone basin covered with white marble and an aqueduct from the same period recall the primitive dedication to one or the other nymph or water goddess. Finally, despite the centuries, with its square tower and stocky silhouette, the church has retained all the characters of the time of its construction.
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