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(Redirected from Plaincourault Abbey) Chapel located in Indre, France

46°36′46.8″N 0°57′01.7″E / 46.613000°N 0.950472°E / 46.613000; 0.950472

Facade of the Romanesque chapel of Plaincourault, facing west.

Plaincourault Chapel is a 12th-century chapel of the Knights Hospitaller in Mérigny, Indre, France. The structure, which is located next to the Château de Plaincourault, suffered extensive damage during the French Revolution and was abandoned in 1793. It was declared a historical monument in 1944, but was not restored until the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne took ownership of the property in 1994. The chapel is famous for its unusual Romanesque art, particularly its Christian frescoes. As part of the Château de Plaincourault complex, it is designated by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique.


  • One of the chapel's frescos One of the chapel's frescos
  • Entrance to the chapel Entrance to the chapel

See also

References

  1. Gaudon, Constantin (1868). Histoire du Blanc et de ses environs. Ampetit. ISBN 1295095572. pp. 290-293.
  2. La chapelle de Plaincourault. La commune de Mérigny. Archived on 2008-09-13.
  3. Ramsbottom, J. (1925). Edible and Poisonous Fungi. Proc R Soc Med. 18 (Sect Trop Dis Parasitol): 13–26. PMC 2202295
  4. Ruck, Carl A.P.; Jose Alfredo Gonzalez Celdran (2007). Melusina of Plaincourault. The Hidden World: Survival of Pagan Shamanic Themes in European Fairytales. Carolina Academic Press. ISBN 1-59460-144-5. pp. 309-380.
  5. Base Mérimée: Château de Plaincourault, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

Further reading

  • Boudier, Jean Louis Émile (1911). La fresque de Plaincourault (Indre). Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France 27: 31 - 33.
  • Samorini, Giorgio (1997). The 'Mushroom-Tree' of Plaincourault, Eleusis: Journal of Psychoactive Plants and Compounds 8: 29–37.

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