Sacred places

11 juin 2007

Menhir of Vilhain (Allier)

Menhir of Vilhain The Chevriau stone of Vilhain is a menhir. High 4,56 m, broad, it 1,48 m was lying before in edge of the road of Vilhain with Hérisson, close from a point of view. It was raised in 1985 and was placed on the place of the church of Vilhain....

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11 juin 2007

Hyds

This Celtic site, on the passage of a Roman way, would owe its name with the worship of Isis. It was called at the Average Age Ids, contraction of “Isidis”.Being located at the top of joining of the eye and the brook of Cluzeau, it was a site of monitoring...

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11 juin 2007

Givarlais (Allier)

Easy to find, the menhir is in the borough: it measures nearly 2 m height and is surmounted by a cross since the XVIIème century. (Many stones were christianized at the Average Age and at the time modern, to drive out the last traces of paganism).The...

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11 juin 2007

The menhir of Bègues

Of the Celt Nozzle or Beg meaning “advanced rock point”, Bègues overhangs the valley of Sioule and Of the Celt Bec or Beg meaning “advanced rock point”, Bègues overhangs the valley of Sioule and communicates with it by passages located between two escarpments....

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11 juin 2007

Saint-Saturnin of Cusset

Cussiacus fundus, at the time Gallo-Roman, left us few traces: elements of hypocauste and ceramics were put at the day places Victor-Hugo in 1992 and passage of Valmy in 1994. Gallo-Roman period vestiges of aqueducts and hypocauste were discovered which...

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11 juin 2007

The Saint-Vosy church of Culhat

Culhat depended on the commandery of templiers of Foulhouze until XIVème century, then passed to the commandery knights of Saint-Jean-of-Jerusalem de Montferrand. One finds his past in his armorial bearings, which are: of azure to the lantern of died...

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11 juin 2007

The lantern of died of Culhat

A lantern of deaths is a built building, of variable form, often slim (like a small slim tower), generally hollow and surmounted of an openwork house (at least three openings), in which in the twilight, one hoisted, often with a system of pulleys, a lit...

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11 juin 2007

Conques

On the ways of Compostelle… This church was restored by Prosper Mérimée. The rescue it is not made without errors, but it remains impressionante by the energy which it releases. (I do not have anything against Soulage which made the stained glasses, but...

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11 juin 2007

The Church Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul of Comps

According to the legend, a Lord of Comps which drove out is one day mislaid on the hill covered with wood. He knelt and swore in front of God that if he managed to leave himself there alive, he would build a vault on the site where he was…And it held...

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11 juin 2007

Colombier, the fountain of Saint- Patrocle and the Prieurale's church

The construction of the church prieurale began in XIème century, of the transformations were carried out in XIIème and XIIIème centuries in particular. The very beautiful bell-tower raised on the transept crossing is of XIIème, of Romance style. The gate...

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