Sacred places

11 juin 2007

The fountain-laundrette in Louchy-Montfand

the Saint-Pourçain fountain is presented in the form of a laundrette at the very old basin, in perfect state. Water is abundant there and of very good quality. It was built where the body of the saint would initially have been buried. Its water relieves...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:40 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

The Saint Martin's day fountain in Saint-Menoux

In Saint-Menoux, the Saint Martin's day fountain, called sometimes by people of the country fountain of good Menoux is below the church, a few 200 meters further. It is then necessary to pass in front of a baker who makes his bread with the wood fire....

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:39 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

The Holy-Thorette source in Villefranche d'Allier

Very close to the oratory Holy-Thorette a source is to which the pilgrims on the way for Compostelle came to draw water to which they added a little crowned rock that they had recovered by scraping of the stones of the native house of holy or to those...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:39 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

The Saint-Eloi fountain in Vitray

Perhaps the dedication with Saint Eloy of the church of Vitray, patron saint of all the metallurgists, dates from the installation of the forging mills. it is necessary to evoke the legend of the nice pagan genius which maintained and flowered the castle...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:38 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

History of Florence

Florence (in Italian Firenze) is a town of Italy, capital of Tuscany and chief town of province. Located at the foot of septentrional Apennin, it is crossed by Arno. The site was occupied as of the prehistoric time, as proves it some discovered.Towards...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:36 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

Santa Croce

History of Santa Croce If the origins of the first oratory franciscain remain vague, we have on the other hand much documents on the construction of the new Basilica of Santa Croce, which began officially losrque on May 3, 1294 the architect Arnolfo di...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:35 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

San Lorenzo

It is one of the most famous churches in Europe and of most visited in Florence. It will be devoted first once by the holy bishop Ambroise of Milan into 393, then one second time in 1059 following important work of enlarging. Drawing up itself with the...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:34 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

San Miniato Al Goes up

The beautiful Romance church of San Miniato is located on one of the hills of Florence, from where one has a very beautiful sight on the city. It was built some time after the year 1000 on the preexistent Oratory built by San Miniato (Holy Minias), the...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:34 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

Orsanmichele

This site was a convent Benedictine at the beginning of the Christian era, and the grounds cultivated around in truck farm, probably to Arno. In 750, the oratory became a small church, dedicated to St Michel Archange, “San Michele in Orto” (St Michel...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:33 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

11 juin 2007

Santa Maria Novella

The church, the first basilica of Florence, is located on the place Santa Maria Novella. Built in XIIIème century by the Dominican ones, it replaces the oratory Santa Maria delle Vigne, built on the same site as of IXème century (from where its qualifier...

Posté par madame_dulac à 17:33 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote