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11 juin 2007

The Saint-Maurice's church in Vicq

Vicq derives from “vicus” indicating a Gallo-Roman center of local government. The parish of Vicq belonged formerly to the diocese of Clermont. The priory was, at the origin, the property of the Benedictines of Menat, then of the abbey Saint-Light of...

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11 juin 2007

The Saint-Saturnin's church in Rocles

At the end of IIIème century, according to M.Bougerolle teacher in Rocles, Saint-Saturnin (or Saint-Sornin) introduced the Christian religion into this area. The common neighbor bears besides her name (Saint-Sornin) and the church of Rocles is devoted...

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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

The fountain of Barenton

The fountain of Barenton summarizes the magic of Brocéliande perfectly: it is necessary, to find this fountain, to be inserted in the middle of the forest. It has heavy passed or history and legend are mèlent, it is said that its water is curative and...

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11 juin 2007

The vault Jean Saint

Undoubtedly founded by the Hospital ones of about Midsummer's Day of Jerusalem, it is thought that the vault belonged at the origin with the knights about Templiers. That they are the Hospital ones or Templiers, the moved back and wild site was favourable...

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11 juin 2007

Holy fountain Apolline

"" Jour of Holy-Apolline renfrogné, they is three beautiful summer months which it kept us. "" A beautiful small fountain where people of the corner come to fill of the bottles for their personal consumption. To always make confidence with the good direction...

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11 juin 2007

Cheix

Not far from Besse, while going down again in the valley, the caves of Jonas are there to speak a little history to us. Right before turning on the small shaded road, a small lost village, Cheix. Obligatory stop! On the side of the road, vis-a-vis a pretty...

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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...

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11 juin 2007

Monestir de Poblet, the church

The church has a plan of basilica with 3 naves and 7 spans and a broad transept on which opens two apsidal chapels and the bedside formed by a déambulatoire. It was built between 1166 and 1198, measurement 85 meters length on 28 top. The abbey church...

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11 juin 2007

Monestir de Poblet, the refectory and the dormitory

The old dormitory of the XIII ème preserved at the time the presses which were used to make must (currently the visiting room where the statue of Saint Bernard is). The refectory was transformed into storeroom (one lowered the level of the ground to pose...

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11 juin 2007

The royal abbey of Creus Health

The abbey of Creus Health has one of the shémas of construction the most succeeded of architecture cistercian. The distribution of spaces marries perfectly the ideal plan of the monastery Bernardin. The church is leaned with the northern wing of the cloister,...

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11 juin 2007

Point of Van, fountain Saint They

Here is the fountain crowned by exellence, Saint They. It is in this place that I of my more extremely felt one, as a door which opened on… “another thing”. The cliff downwards presents two doors of life posed at 90° one of the other. The water of this...

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11 juin 2007

Vault Saint They , point of Van

The vault Saint They attracted me than the fountain. Perhaps is this with the presence of the tourists? It empèche, it is one of most beautiful than I know by his site, and cosmo-telluric energies are quite present. The building was built with the site...

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11 juin 2007

Church Saint-Julien in Meillers

This church was built between 1180 and 1248. it was located on the châtellenie Bourbon and depended on évéché on Bourges. It was placed under the term of Julien Saint and depended on the priory of bénédictines of the abbey of Saint-Menoux. It is a Romance...

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11 juin 2007

Maguelone

The island of Maguelone (insula Magdalona), insulated formerly between the ponds and the sea, sheltered, as of the VI ème century, the seat of one éveché famous in the history of the church of the Middle Ages. The cathedral of Maguelone is a major testimony...

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11 juin 2007

Lavoûte on the Loire

With the turning of a way… The Romance church of the XII ème century, classified historic building, with single nave, is the only building of the vicinity having crossed the test of time without too much damage. In front of, a fountain liberally gives...

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11 juin 2007

La Sainte-Baume

Before receiving the name of Sainte-Baume, the solid mass was known like Gargare. Garganos, hero Celtic jovial fellow which Rabelais took as a starting point freely, lent his name to many tops of our regions, of Normandy in Italy of the South. In addition...

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11 juin 2007

guards

the first reception is made by the oak of Heraklès, the named good, so much it appears strong in the middle of a corn field. With its feet, a stone punt, posed there in which goal…. first guard of the places. Second sentinel, with two steps of Heraklès,...

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11 juin 2007

Sources

In particular water is abundant in the solid mass and the cave. It should be understood that it is it which determines the vibratory quality of a crowned place. In the Genesis, in fact the things of the second day of creation appear: water of in top and...

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11 juin 2007

Saint-Pourçain on Sioule, church Holy-Cross

The city was founded at the 5th century around a small monastery which at the time mérovingienne becomes an abbey then a rich person and powerful priory. It is starting from VIème century that one finds traces of the city in the history when Porcianus,...

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11 juin 2007

Cathedral Saint-Etienne of Bourges

Six Cathedrals in France have as a Saint-Etienne owner: Saint-Etienne cathedral of Auxerre, of Bourges, of Cahors, of Limoges, of Metz and Toulouse. I would like just to specify, above all, which it is very difficult to find of the infos on Bourges. It...

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11 juin 2007

The castle of Polignac

Undoubtedly occupied since antiquity, this site is the property of the Family of Polignac since XIème century. The strategic site ordered the roads in the West and the North of the city of Puy-in-Velay. During two centuries, the Viscounts of Polignac...

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11 juin 2007

Orphir, Earl' S Drunk

Orphir presents to us the remainders of the only round medieval church of Scotland. unfortunately, two thirds of its stones were used for construction of a new parish church, in 1757. The church was composed of a nave approximately 6 meters in internal...

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4 août 2007

The room of the monks

The room of the monks date from the XIIth century. This part is decorated of a chimney, perhaps added on a later date. The large windows date from the XVIIIth century. This room, very altered, preserved its groined vault. On the chimney, two leaned sticks...

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4 août 2007

The chapter house

It is the neatest part and most remarkable. It dates from XIIIth century. It is the place where the community meet, where the abbot exerted his magistery and where he pointed out the chapters of the rule. Moreover, the brothers convers were entitled to...

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