Photo: Eglise Saint Pierre Avignon

The beautiful Eglise Saint-Pierre in Avignon in Provence, France in Europe.

The beautiful Eglise Saint-Pierre can be found in the cobblestoned Place Saint-Pierre, near the centre of the city of Avignon in Vaucluse, Provence. There has been an Eglise Saint-Pierre on the same site since the 7th century.Originally the tomb of Saint-Agricol (630-700), a bishop of Avignon, rested in Eglise Saint Pierre but when a Saint-Agricol Church was built in the 12th century the tomb was transferred there. Saint-Agricol is the patron saint of Avignon in France.Eglise Saint-Pierre in Avignon, Provence had been destroyed a few times, but it was rebuilt in 1385 with money from Cardinal Pierre du Pre. The steeple was not added until 1495 in a design characteristic of this area of France, a decorative Provencal-Gothic style. The Eglise Saint-Pierre was not completed until 1525.The intricately carved solid walnut doors open onto the nave of Eglise Saint Pierre. In 1551, a rich merchant by the name of Michel Lopis paid 60 gold crowns to a woodworker, Antoine Volard, to construct the doors. ... continue below the picture...

... The interior of the church has an outstanding ornamental white limestone throne from the 15th century, as well as an altarpiece depicting the Last Supper. The Eglise Saint-Pierre is the most adorned church in Avignon, France.Church, Eglise St Pierre, Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe.