Sacred places

11 juin 2007

Saint Martin de Thuret

I present the lady of the crusades to you. A black virgin was venerated in Thuret since the seventh crusade, was preached in Le Puy in front of Saint louis and the lords of Thuret. This one dates from the XVIIth century and has being reproduced on the...

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11 juin 2007

The column of the zodiac

The museum of the column of the zodiac presents the most singular part of the inheritance of the abbey, famous the Romance “calendar”. Also known under the name of pillar, of octagone, or column of the zodiac, which translates the perplexity of the specialists...

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11 juin 2007

Church Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul de Souvigny

It is Aimard, ancestor of the Bourbons, who, in 915 or 920, gave to the abbey of Cluny (it even founded into 910) some goods that he had in Souvigny as well as a church dedicated to Saint Pierre. The modèste monastery, established towards 960, will connaitra...

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11 juin 2007

The menhir of Simandre

We are here in the valley of Suran, between Bourg in Bresse and Oyonnax, not far from the marvellous gorges of Ain. Deep France guardian of our traditions… Occupied very early in the history as the prehistoric traces and gallo show it Roman, in the beginning...

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11 juin 2007

The cathedral Notre-Dame and Saint Paul

History The site of Saint-Paul-Three-Castles was inhabited as of Prehistory. The Neolithic era (- 6.000 with - 2.500 before J. - C.) there is well represented by the important site of the Mills which extended at least on 4 ha in south-west from the current...

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11 juin 2007

The vault Sainte-Agathe

Not far from Saint-Desiré on a headland where a way of cross arrives, is the vault Sainte-Agathe. Place of pélerinage, it preserves Romance parts. It includes/understands a nave, finished by a small apse and two absidioles. a square bell-tower dominates...

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11 juin 2007

Saint Désiré

Parish of the old diocese of Bourges. One believes capacity to identify the place of Saint-Desired with that of Salviacus, where a vault dedicated to Saint Martial rose originally. The current name of the place would have been given thereafter in the...

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11 juin 2007

The fountain Saint Tugen

The discovery of many polished stone axe and arrowheads flint to the point of Kastel attests a human presence with the Neolithic era on the territory of Primelin. Ovoid stones and tombs of the bronze age testify to the continuity of this occupation, as...

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11 juin 2007

Pratz, the well of the monks and the guard

Pratz is a small village of the Jura located at the south of Moirans-in-mountain and Saint-Lupicin. It is necessary to leave its car and to traverse the few kilometers which separate it from an exceptional site, the vault saint Romain de Roche. But before...

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11 juin 2007

Vault Saint Romain de Roche

Us here thus on the Holy way of the vault Romain after having passed in front of the guard of the places. The ass showed us that the site can enable us to approach absolute Initiation and to be finally worthy to cover its skin. Who was Saint Romain? Saint...

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