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Capital: Capital 1 - Nave (Arnac-Pompadour)

Building Name
:
Arnac-Pompadour  
Location
:
Nave
Capital
:
1
Subject
:
Holy spirit and Virgin
Description
:
In the nave, south side, third bay. The church is 2km northwest of Pompadour. It was an ancient priory of Saint-Martial de Limoges, consecrated in 1028. A second building was consecrated in 1102 under the patronate of the Holy Trinity and Saint Pardoux. The inscribed text is arranged vertically on the glory surrounding an angel and the Virgin.
Reference
:
The inscription quotes exactly Luke 1:35: Spiritus sanctus superveniet in te et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi, the angel's answer to Mary's question: Quomdo fiet istud, quoniam virum non cognosco?
Corpus Ref.
:
Vol. 4 (II), Limousin: Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, 2
  
  •   North - 1 - Nave
    Face: North
    Inscription: [SPS S]CS SVPERVEN [I]ET IN TE
    Translation Spiritus sanctus superveniet in te. The Holy Spirit will come onto you.
    No images.
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