Description: Last capital in south bay at entrance of transept.
Two figures represented with angelic traits, holding a banderole in their hands.
Reference: The two evangelists are represented by angels, not their respective symbols. The only remnants of the Romanesque church are the nave, aisles and the transept. Probable date: First half tweflth century.
Description: Southwest pier of transept.
Scene represents the Passion of St. Andrew
Reference: This capital depicts the crucifixion of St. Andrew, the older brother of St. Peter, who according to St. John (I, 40) was the first to follow Christ, at the same time as Peter (According to Matthew 4, 18 and Mark I, 16). According to his hagiographic legend, he was crucified at Patras, in Peloponnesia, on the orders of the proconsul, Egeas. This crucifixion equates Andrew to Peter, although the iconography differs from Peter. Until the 15th century, Andrew was represented frequently tied by rope, as seen here, on a latin cross, then followed on a cross in the form of an X.
Face:
PASIONEM
Passion
Face:
SANCTI ANDREE APOSTOLI
Pasionem Sancti Andree Apostoli
Passion of the apostle St. Andrew
Description: Capital on the northwest pier of the transept. Western face
The sculpture represents a centaur, but the word minotaur is written on its chest. It appears to be something between an inscription and graffiti.
Reference: This capital demonstrates the confusion between the centaur and minotaur in the Middle Ages. This confusion is also found in two other ares of the Puy-de-Dôme: Maringues and Saint-Myon.