Église Notre-Dame d'Yzeures-sur-Creuse
Recently, I heard a little story about the church in Yzeures. I don't know if it is true, but it should be. Right above the two windows in the belfry there is a romanesque arch flanked by two gargoyles.
When the bell tower was being finished (or renovated) it seems there was a man in the village who was either an atheist, or someone who had issues with the church or the nature of its construction. Every day he would berate the workers and generally criticize the substance and quality of their work from the sidewalk below. So to get their revenge the artisans decided on a plan to immortalize this man who was giving them so much grief. On the left side they crafted a gargoyle with the face of a pig. On the right side they made a gargoyle with the face of the man in the village, immortalizing him on the side of the church forever.
So, is the man with the handlebar mustache an atheist, or just a local curmudgeon?
