Saint Martin de Laives

The church is well-known lorry drivers borrowing A6 for Paris. It is it whom we see on the left, all in top of the hill, illuminated every evening, with the northern height of Tournus.

It is known that the places known as “Martin saint” were often old megalithic places, since Saint Martin passed his life to destroy them. But it left us invaluable information on the localization of the stones.

Right before arriving, meets with a friend, that which accompanies me at the time of my visits to the crowned places.

“Of the prehistoric vestiges allow to think that old tribes took refuge on this nipple between the Saone, Grosne and Grison. 

After the cruel invasions, on the climax, Christianity raised a vault under the term of Saint Martin, warlike evangelist of Gaule to the IV ^ème century. This vault was surrounded by a village, starting from the IX ^ème and X ^ème centuries. The church was called “ecclesia Sancti Martini in goes up”. Saint Martin is located on the Way of the Monks, way of peak which leads to Cluny. 

According to the tradition, the church is directed the chorus in the East, the entry with the setting one. 

The plan basilical, the full swifter, the absence of transept in the beginning allow the classification in the Romanesque art of XIème century.

On the right of the entry, the baptismal funds are represented by a tank without ornaments.

The flagstone of the second pillar on the right is old fall the 12th century. It was the furnace bridge of Holy Anne. (hold, Anna which returns by there…)

Under the ground of the chorus, exists a small cellar which was built about 1945, on the level of the walk of the furnace bridge, of the crumblings dangerous being to fear. A legend tells that an underground exists. The old ones of the country remember in any case, that they left under the limes after having progressed in a fall. “(I adore the legends. It is necessary to know to read between the lines. They are inexhaustible sources of hidden truths.)

With my opinion, this place was well an old crowned place… recovered. Energy is not there more very present, but as I could not have access inside… One takes nevertheless in front of the entry, opposite the porch. This network there is still quite effective.

Thank you with http://www.saintmartindelaives.com/Saint_Martin_Final/iphp/index.php which enabled me to recall the history of Saint Martin de Laives and to find the photographs of interior. (The church was closed when I went there…)