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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 830480" data-attributes="member: 53455">The Crypt (2022)Underneath the previously shown church of Anzy-le-Duc, there is a crypt.There was a monastery in Anzy in Carolingian times, one of the oldest founded in the province. It was donated to the abbey of Saint-Martin in Autun in 878, and thereafter became really renowned under one of its first priors, Hugues of Poitiers, who died in odor of sanctity in Anzy around 930. Around his sepulture, miracles began to happen and the place quickly became the goal of a pilgrimage. A new, larger church had to be built to receive the pilgrims, who came in ever-growing numbers.The crypt below the transept is easily the oldest and most atmospheric part of the church. There, Saint Hugues (Hugh in English) was buried. You can see on the right a part of a recumbent figure, re-created in the 19th century, of the sepulture, where it was thought to be. The tomb was desecrated by French Revolution vandals, the remains burned and the ashes scattered.This crypt, whose purpose was to let the pilgrims get as close as possible to the remains they venerated, has two exits, one for ingress, one for egress, as is customary. It is very low and extremely poorly lit: I had to expose for 30 seconds to obtain this photograph.The very basic groin vaulting, the short and stubby columns, the archaic capitals, all of those signs tell me that this place is a lot more ancient than the 11th century church itself: in my opinion, it is late Carolingian, built shortly before Year 1000, probably just a few years after the death of the saint.Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manualf focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.[ATTACH=full]416719[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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