page_title: Siorac-de-Ribérac
section_title: Church
hierarchical_section_title: Siorac-de-Ribérac / Church
caption_attribution_description: English: Romanesque church of St Peter in Chains, Siorac-de-Ribérac, Dordogne, France. The freestone bell tower and nave date from 1154 during the English period in the region, Aquitaine. The rectangular tower, and the raising in height of the walls and bell tower with quarry stone, date from the 14th century.
context_page_description: Siorac-de-Ribérac is a commune in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
context_section_description: The village church of St Peter in Chains began in 1154, during the English period in the region, Aquitaine. The 12th century freestone nave and bell tower survived. At that time, the church was part of the Benedictine priory of the nuns of Ligueux. In the 14th century, during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, the defensive rectangular tower was added, using quarry stone. At the same time, the walls and bell tower were increased in height, again with quarry stone. The walls at the west entrance are believed to be 3 metres thick. A bell was provided in 1851; it was replaced in 1979. The nave originally had a wooden vault; it has been replaced by a stone vault.
caption: Siorac's romanesque church dates from the 12th and 14th centuries
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