The church of Limeray, dedicated to Saint Saturnin, is a Romanesque building reworked in the Gothic period; the oldest part (from the end of the 11th century) corresponds to the base of the bell tower built in small units; the lower part of the bell tower, which is no longer in use, houses the seigneurial chapel.
On these remains, a second floor was built, topped by a stone bell tower that is from the 12th century, as well as the apse with a cul-de-sac vault.
The cupel-shaped choir retains its beautiful 13th century Angevin 8-pointed vault.
On March the 30th, in 1926, the church is listed in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments.
On October the 16th, in 1992, the Romanesque bell tower was listed by order.
The buttresses were consolidated and the roof of the bell tower, repaired between the two wars and then subsequently replaced in 1998.
The collection of 15th and 16th century statues assembled by Abbé Blaive (parish priest from 1878 to 1898) can now be admired thanks to the interior restoration completed in 2019. These beautiful pieces come from the former Cistercian abbeys of Moncé and Fontaines-les-Blanches as well as from various churches in the area.
Photo caption: Restoration work at the beginning of the 20th century.