Description: Scene depicts narrative as described in Acts 7:3-12.
Entrance to choir on north side
Reference: The priory is mentioned for the first time in 1090 as a dependency of the abbey of Bourg-Dieu (Indre).
The text is carved on the sides of mandorlas that encircle St. Peter. The word, gressus, is inscribed on the astragale.
Face:
GRESSVS
St. Peter to gird and put on his shoes. On the order of the angel he advances with a firm step.
Face:
[P]R[E]CINGERE PETRVS CALGAS ASSUMERE SANCTVS
St. Peter to gird and put on his shoes. On the order of the angel he advances with a firm step.
Face:
ANGELICO IVSSV SOLIDOS OBPONERE
St. Peter to gird and put on his shoes. On the order of the angel he advances with a firm step.
Description: Christ in Glory
Choir, placed at the entrance to the choir, north side
Reference: The inscription represents the concept of Christ as victor over death, which assures the liberation of man. See article on capitals of Saint-Divitien à Saulgé in the Bulletin Monumentale by M. -Th. Camus.
Face:
VICTOR MOX SVPEROS ABVIT DE MOR+FI
Winner, he immediately made the man free from death.