he church is under St. Pair's
patronage.

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203. Sartilly. The Romanesque gate was the west gate of the Romanesque
church, and is now the south gate of the church that replaced it. The
Romanesque church, which was ready to collapse, was demolished and
replaced in 1858 by a much larger building of Gothic inspiration. Photo
by Marie Lebert. [Marie-10]

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204. Sartilly. The Romanesque gate. The capital baskets are carved with
various designs like oak leaves, acanthus leaves, scrolls framing an
acanthus leaf at the corner, or corner curls. The sculptures, carved in
high relief in granite, are much more elegant than in any other small
church in the region. The square base of the columns is topped by a
double torus. Photo by Marie Lebert. [Marie-11]

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205. Sartilly. The old Romanesque church, demolished in 1858, in a
drawing from the journal Revue de l'Avranchin dated 1924-1926. This
church was described in the Minute Book of the City Council (Registre
des Deliberations du Conseil Municipal) of Sartilly of 1837-1864: "The
church we should replace is an old building (...) composed of: 1) a
dark nave which is 19 meters and 60 centimeters long and 7 meters wide,
with the lower part of its walls soaked with moisture and cracked in
several places, and not standing straight anymore, particularly towards
the end of the church; 2) a tower between the nave and the choir (...);
3) a choir which is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide (...)." Photo by
Alain Dermigny. [Alain-118]

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206. Sartilly. The Romanesque gate is in granite, which is the local
stone, Sartilly being located at the heart of the granite ground of
Vire. This gate, probably from the second half of the 12th century, is
the most beautiful Romanesque gate in the region. The moldings of the
arch and archivolt are the result of meticulous work, as well as the
sculptures of the capital baskets, with oak leaves, acanthus leaves and
scrolls. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-111]

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207. Sartilly. The Romanesque gate. Sketch of the arch, the archivolt
and a column. This gate, which was the west gate of the Romanesque
church, is now the south gate of the church that replaced it. Sketch by
Marie Lebert.

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208. Sartilly. The Romanesque gate. The arch of the gate is formed of
three grains: a grain with a lower centering, and two semi-circular
grains surmounted