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12 juin 2007

The church Saint-Pierre in Yzeure

Yzeure would come from Gallic Iciodorum. Two possible translations: Itio would be a name of anybody (Itis) and dorum means small village: the town of Itius. Or: Icio - itio - iccio is the Gallic adjective related to water and Dorum indicates the door,...

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12 juin 2007

Notre-Dame Auxiliatrice d' Ebreuil

Two virgins are present at Ebreuil: one of between they is outside and dates from XVIème century. This statue is in lava of Volvic. An inscription is engraved on its base. The other is a black virgin out of wooden gilded of XIIème century. Its figure...

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12 juin 2007

The black virgin of Meillers

Since always, Meillers and its area were devoted to the goddess-mother, then with the virgin. The black virgin of Meillers is a virgin in majesty of XI th century, which was strengthened in XV th. the popular belief makes of it a gift of Saint Louis and...

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12 juin 2007

Virgin of Meillers

One arrives at the northern vault by a narrow passage at the top of which one notices the escutcheon of a family of Meillers. (obvious druidic symbolic system, with Cernunnos, the oak and the star). There is Notre-Dame de Meillers, black virgin bourbonnaise...

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11 juin 2007

Notre-Dame de Vernouillet

It is with the museum of the friends of the old Bourbon of Bourbon Archambault that the statue of the former priory of Vernouillet is. It makes the object of a pilgrimage on September 8, festival of the nativity, for the future grooms and sterile couples....

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11 juin 2007

Cusset

The current statue is a copy of substitution. One still has the hands of the old statue, in the treasure of the church. They are dated from Xème century and are decorated bracelets of vermeil on which cups are fixed containing a chalcedony for the left...

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11 juin 2007

Notre-Dame of Taxat-Senat

The supposed statue of Notre-Dame of Taxat-Senat is in the Mandet museum. This statue representing a virgin in majesty dates from XIIth century and thus comes from the area from Clermont-Ferrand. It has a cavity dug in its back and a trace of medallion...

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11 juin 2007

Notre-Dame of the Round of Chazeuil

On a monticule which skirts To combine it and the railroad, with some steps of the castle of Chazeuil, sélève the chappelle antique of the Round, dating from XIème century. A legend is attached to it: a statue of the virgin appears first of all initially...

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11 juin 2007

Virgin of Coulandon

About the year 1000, the bishop of Clermont, Etienne II, request with his Aleaume goldsmith to carry out a statue of Virgin to the Child, intended to receive relics, whose wood heart is covered with gold and invaluable stones. This majesty was used as...

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11 juin 2007

Vézelay, the basilica

Always when I approach a high-place, Milan comes to wish me welcome… This time, they were several, I do not have them all on the photograph… The history of the abbey and the town of Vézelay is long and important. The origins are in the valley of the Cure...

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11 juin 2007

Molompize and the black virgin of Vauclair

While following the valley of Alagnon, just after Massiac, the village of Molompize has already accents of the south. The former mayor and some of his fellow-citizens play game of bowls on the place. Fortunately, Mister the mayor is charming and agrees...

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11 juin 2007

The vault of Vauclair

This vault is thus a few kilometres from Molompize, by going up the throats of Alagnon. Built with the XIIth century, it was dependent on the chapter of the cathedral of Saint-Flour and was an important pilgrimage. It has only one nave, the frontage ends...

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11 juin 2007

Vassivière

Vasivière would come from '' go iver " (the temple of water); the site is an old Celtic place honouring the divinities with water of Couze, Clamouze and the lake Pavin. Notre-Dame naturally took the succession of these divinities, like source of life...

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11 juin 2007

The Hermitage of Collias

Not far from Uzès the village of Collias is, in the valley of Gardon. This valley counts a significant number of prehistoric caves, of which famous “the cave of Bayol”, which is unfortunately closed with the public, and which shelters the paintings classified...

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11 juin 2007

The tower Small window and the cathedral Saint Théodorit Saint

Uzès has prehistoric vestiges which attest of its seniority, around the source of the Eure and in the caves of Alzon. With V ème century before J.C., the oppidum of Ucetia was the center of a Greek colony, of which there remains a section of wall not...

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11 juin 2007

Vault the Michaelmas de Saint-Philibert

At the top of the narthex the vault Saint Michel is located, which also comprises three vessels of three spans. The central vessel is arched in curved cradle, supported by squat round piles.The first spans of collateral support the turns. They communicate...

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11 juin 2007

The cloister of Saint-Philibert

The cloister is leaned at the southern side of the nave. It has only two galleries in north and the east. The northern gallery opens on the garden by curved arcades which rest on solid masses square pillars, framed by squat columns, with the vegetable...

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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

Crypt of the square of Notre-Dame (Paris)

The archaeological Crypt under the square of Notre-Dame of Paris was arranged to protect the vestiges discovered at the time of the excavations carried out since 1965, by the Commission of the Old man Paris (department of history of architecture and archaeology)....

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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 old monastery of Saint-Pierre and the church Saint-Blaise

This old church, originally under the term of Our-Lady-of-churches, was the seat of a priory depend on the abbey of Cluny and was ruined as of the end of the XIV ème century. This site, désservi by an old way, of Pontaujard with Nyons, was occupied as...

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11 juin 2007

The Saint-Vincent's church of Taulignan

The church is that of a priory depend on the abbey of Ruf Saint. It is mentioned since 1119 in a cartulaire of Die. With the XVI ème century, it receives the title of parochial, in the place of Saint hones, ruined. Saint Vincent is installed with summon...

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11 juin 2007

Ottmarsheim

Located on the old road of Strasbourg, it dates from the year millet. Of octagonal form, it was often restored. An older temple preceded the current church. With the wall, beautiful frescos, including one super interesting representing Holy Michel. It...

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11 juin 2007

Maeshowe

I made a point of keeping the best for the end. I thus present Maeshowe to you, which for me is the equivalent of the initiatory pyramid of Khéops on the plate of Ghizey. It is thus not for only the Orkneys are appellées Egypt of north. Maeshowe (2750...

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