The crypt near the hall of the senatorial Saint-Hilaire-St-Florent is one of the few remains of the Abbey Church of St. Florent, one of the most powerful monasteries Angevin Middle Ages. This crypt was located under the choir of the abbey. It dates from the mid-eleventh century and has a set outstanding capitals testify to the quality of Romanesque sculpture in Anjou. Today, despite the provisions that have been taken since the 1980s to put this building out-flow toilets, the capitals are very degraded. The restoration project is to reduce the level of harmful salts and re-mineralize the surface of the capitals to contribute, eventually, the final rescue of the crypt and its sculptural decoration. The town of Saumur and the Heritage Foundation have decided to launch a subscription to the people and businesses to restore and save this monument.
Launch Official of the subscription will be held Friday, February 25 at 18h, in the hall of the senatorial St-Hilaire-St-Florent.
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