SAINT GENES CHURCH
BENQUE-DESSOUS-ET-DESSUS , Haute-Garonne – Cultural heritage
About
Romanesque church from the 12th century.
Several funeral tablets are used as reinforcements on the south facade of the church. Two of them are classified as historical monuments as objects. The interior of the church features a Romanesque baptismal font carved with medallions and frescoes from the 16th century, including two representations of Herodias (or Salome) and Saint John the Baptist that frame the choir surmounted by the dove of the Holy Spirit.
