Saint Michel de Fontevraud Abbey is a beautiful Romanesque / Angevine church in the town of the same name - Fontevraud-l'Abbay - it has a single nave with three bays, leading to an impressive choir. It was built in the twelfth century at the initiative of the Abbess of the Abbey itself and founded by  Henri II Plantagenêt and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

The main altar in the church is the former altar of the abbey church and is gilded with fine gold

Henri and Eleanor feature on the ceiling of the apse.

The church was enlarged over the centuries with the addition of side chapels.

Baptismal font

Where's Joan? she's here and dressed in gold.

If you are visiting the abbey it is also worth having a look inside the church.

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