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deal by handshake
Saint-Médulphe
Saint-Myon
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Saint-Myon - Saint-Médulphe

Saint-Myon  -  Saint-Médulphe
The parish church Saint-Médulphe was built late 11th / early 12th century. During that time the parish was depending from the old Abbaye de Menat.

Most of the capitals in the choir are sculpted. Here is an interesting carving, depicting a strange scene. A young man on the left corner, an old man on the right corner. It seems, they are doing a deal by handshake, sealed by a giant devil in the middle. The two men look very uninterested, but the winged, hairy devil is forcing them into the deal, by holding their hands together. This may be an evil intergenerational contract, but anyway, it is a deal with the devil.

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