Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Croix du 17e siècle
Remungol, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Croix du 17e siècle (cad. AE 136) : classement par arrêté du 12 décembre 1930
- Protection dates
- 1930/12/12 : classé MH
- Type
- croix monumentale
- Main period of construction
- 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- place de l'Eglise
- Commune
- Remungol
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.93313, -2.89996
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091634
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1708 map "Le Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Cette croix en granit, d'une hauteur de 4, 30m, se compose d'un soubassement de deux marches surmontée d'une table d'autel. Sur le dessus de l'autel, un socle carré avec pans coupés supporte le fût octogonal, avec chapiteau mouluré portant une croix garnie de personnages sur les deux faces. Sur le devant, le Christ en croix entouré de Sainte-Mathilde et Sainte-Madeleine. Sur l'arrière, la Vierge portant l'Enfant encadrée de deux apôtres. La croix est située dans l'enclos du cimetière.
English translation
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History
This granite cross, with a height of 4.30m, consists of a foundation of two steps surmounted by an altar table. On top of the altar, a square base with cut angles supports the octagonal shaft, with moulded capital bearing a cross adorned with figures on both faces. On the front, Christ on the cross surrounded by Saint-Mathilde and Saint-Madeleine. On the back, the Virgin bearing the Child framed by two apostles. The cross is located within the cemetery enclosure.
Nearby in the register
- Fontaine Sainte-Julitte et son enceintefontaineunder 1 mi
- Fontaine de Saint-Jean-du-Poteaufontaine3 mi
- Croix de Saint-Jean-du-Poteaucroix monumentale3 mi
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Manéguen et fontainechapelle3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.