Église Saint-Pierre de Montbazin, located in Montbazin, Hérault, Occitanie, France, is a fortified Romanesque Catholic church. The church is mentioned for the first time in 1181 and was initially the chapel of the Château de Montbazin. It is classified as a historic monument in 1964.
The church's apse is adorned with Romanesque frescoes, discovered in 1959, depicting Christ Pantocrator in a mandorla, flanked by twelve apostles. Only six apostles on the left side of the fresco are well-preserved, while only one figure remains on the right side.
The church dominates the plain where the Via Domitiana once passed. A passage under the choir once allowed entry into the perimeter of the château. The chevet features a simple decor with a cornice on plain modillions, and the nave consists of three bays with a barrel vault resting on double-squinches. The altar is a pre-Romanesque altar of Visigothic manufacture.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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