Saint Eulalia

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. Similar to the work produced by workshops in the Loire region in the 16th century, these limestone bas-reliefs are set in a richly sculpted frame using Renaissance ornamental motifs. 

Stained glass window of sainte Eulalie

The only remaining example of the original stained glass windows destroyed by hail in 1846 and listed as a historic monument, this stained glass window is believed to be the work of the same workshop that created some of the windows in Sées Cathedral at the end of the 13th century. Composed of figures set against a grey background and bordered with fleurs-de-lis and Castilian castles, it depicts the beheading of Eulalie, a Spanish martyr whose cult was well established in France in the early Middle Ages.

High altar

Made of painted and gilded wood, it consists of an altarpiece from the second half of the 18th century, a 17th-century winged tabernacle and a tomb altar decorated with a medallion featuring the mystical lamb. Two Corinthian columns flank the central panel of the altarpiece, decorated with garlands, acanthus leaves and foliage. A niche houses a stone statue of Saint Eulalie. The painting, signed by Charles Louis Dufresne and dated 1699, illustrates the dogma of the Trinity.

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 white stone sculpture, listed as a historic monument, is the centrepiece of the collection. The Virgin's pained expression and Christ's resigned posture, with his peaceful face and slumped body, are the work of an artist who mastered his medium. The group is said to have been commissioned in memory of her husband for the widow of Raoul de Mallard, who was killed in battle at Marignan, and comes from the chapel of the Médavi manor house, consecrated in 1531.