Mondane and her
husband Laban from Bordeaux, were leading lights of
the Christian faith in the 8th century.. They founded
the Abbey of Calviac and their son, St Sacerdose became
bishop of Limoges and later the Patron Saint of Sarlat.
Laban died at Calviac and Mondane retired to a cave
near a spring close by. She left her retreat to fight
the Saracens, where she was killed in battle by the
chief. She died on the tomb of her son Sacerdose. Soon
after this event, miracles started to occur both in
the village and in the cave, where it was thought she
had been buried. By the 9th Century, this area became
a great centre for pilgrimage.
In 1153, the church of Ste Mondane, belonged to the
Abbey of Sarlat and was also answerable to the priory
of Calviac.
The
date for the construction of the Presbytery remains
uncertain.
Records show that in 1750, the Presbytery was inhabited
by Jean Bourdet, the priest of Calviac.
As a result of the French revolution, Antoine Freyssenge,
a local farmer, acquired the Presbytery.
On the 27th of October 1819, Antoine Freyssenge bequeathed
the entire estate to the parish of Ste Mondane: “the
afore mentioned Presbytery situated on the rock, consisting
of a kitchen, 3 bedrooms, a living room, a “pigeonnier”,
a chapel and a garden”
The last known lease for the Presbytery and its dependences
dates from the 1st of January 1928. In it the local
mayor, Elie Dutour, leases the property to Marcel Desqueyrat,
the priest of Ste Mondane.
On the 1st of June 1970, Jean Rougié bought this
property at auction, and then donated it to his son
in 2004. Jacques and his wife, Marie Christine then
undertook major renovation works.
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