page_title: Auzits
section_title: Religious heritage
hierarchical_section_title: Auzits / Culture and heritage / Religious heritage
caption_attribution_description: English: The Church of Saint Maurice
context_page_description: Auzits is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auzitois or Auzitoises.
context_section_description: The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
  The Church of Saint Maurice (12th century). The church of Saint-Maurice is a curious building because of its architecture. The crypt is oriented east and is part of the old castle chapel. Long abandoned by their inhabitants, these places are now freely available for visits. Decorated with wall paintings dating from the 14th century, this crypt is one of the jewels of Middle Ages Aveyron. Inside the church the altar, made of wood, has sculptures of Saint Maurice. In the centre a painting shows Jacques de Mauleon Labastide, Knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Many treasures are no longer present in the church as they were stolen in 2001. Notably a Virgin and Child, dating from the 16th century in polychrome wood and gilded with gold. The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  A Reliquary-Monstrance (19th century)
  A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)
  A Ciborium (18th century)
  2 Cruets with plate (19th century)
  A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)
  A Retable and Painting: Saint Maurice (1610)
  A Processional Cross (17th century)
  A Reliquary-Monstrance (19th century)
  Other religious sites of interest
  Church of Saint Étienne de Rulhe.
  Chapel of Saint John of the Hospital.
  Chapel of Hautesserre.
  Cross of Hymes.
caption: The Church of Saint Maurice
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