The Orthodox Church at Grassac, Charente

About 17kms (10miles) from Studio Lavalette, is the hamlet of Grassac – it’s just a simple run-of-the-mill place.  Nothing fancy.  But, just outside the village, set back off the road, in what looks like a field, is a tiny, (and I mean very small), Russian Orthodox Church replete with an attendant monastery.

Now there’s nothing wrong with a multi-faith society, it’s what makes the world go round, or not, but it is slightly strange to see a church, let alone a Russian Orthodox one, nestled in the French countryside all by itself.  And that’s the really odd thing, it’s totally alone: there’s no obvious sense of being a part of anything or anybody.  It’s as if it has landed from space and might take off and leave at any moment.

I need to investigate it’s history and report back, in the meantime, here’s three pictures of what Orthodox-World.org calls, Our Lady of Korsun, Grassac.

Our Lady of Korsun - 1

Our Lady of Korsun - 2

Our Lady of Korsun -3