Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Entrance to the Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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