Sacred places

11 juin 2007

Santa Maria del Fiore

The cathedral or Dome of Florence such as we see it today is the result of a long work which crossed more than six centuries of history. The basic architectural plan is that drawn by Arnolfo di Cambio at the end of XIIIème century; the cupola, become...

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11 juin 2007

The Saint-Victor church and Sainte Crown in Ennezat

Placed under the patronnage of two Syrian martyrs, holy Victor and holy Crown, the church of Ennezat, that its dimensions and its site made it call the cathedral of the marshes, offer this characteristic which strikes with the first glance, to be semi-Romance...

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11 juin 2007

Vault Saint-Bonnet in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin

The vault of Saint Bonnet, XIIème century, was a place of pélerinages for the cure of the drop and the headaches. The bell-tower, very massive, rests on gantries in semicircular arch, integrated in masonry. Two Romance capitals decorate the door of entry....

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11 juin 2007

Saint Martin's day in Salles-Arbuissonas

The history of Salles (word of Gallic origin meaning “place where one stops”) finds the first traces of occupation as of the paleolithic one (37000 to 5000 years before J.C.). Excavations made it possible to find objects of this time, Gallic time then...

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11 juin 2007

Priory of Saint Martin's day in Salles-Arbuissonas

The priory of Saint Martin's day de Salles was rested by the monks of Cluny towards 950. A first church is finished in 1100 of which there remains the apse and the cloister. The conventual buildings go back to 1150 and were increased in 1250. After 35O...

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11 juin 2007

Saint-Paul vault or Notre-Dame of the Penny in Lacenas

The vault dominates the castle of the Penny and the valley of Morgon. Built about the year 1100, it is a good example of the first Romanesque art. The gilded stone frontage presents the traces of two large arcs plug and a door in semicircular arch of...

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11 juin 2007

The church of Chervinges in Gleizé

Gleizé with the chance to have a long history and a rich and diversified inheritance.This old ground of the Lords de Beaujeu, whose certain districts go up at the time Gallo-Roman, knew important modifications since XIème century, where some rural fields...

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11 juin 2007

Vault of Chevesne in Denicé

We find the trace of the village of Denicé, as Daniceus, as of XIème century. The vault of Chevesne de Denicé dates from XIIème century. It was rebuilt in XVème and was restored recently by the Catelan architect. The decoration is of style Gothic blazing...

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11 juin 2007

SteThérence

Sainte Thérence was a humble shepherdess who lived at the beginning of VIème century. One day that it crossed to ford to join the hermit Saint Marien, a storm caused a sudden rising. Whereas it drowned, the voice of God stopped the floods. To thank the...

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11 juin 2007

The Holy-Germaine church and Saint-Pardoux in Arfeuilles

There is an important megalithic and druidic presence with Arfeuilles and in the area (rez it Gailles, rez it Murceint, rez it Schoolboys). It was a crossing point, or the Celts, then the Gallo-Roman ones, settled. The worship with the goddess-mother...

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