Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Croix du cimetière
Moussages, Cantal, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Croix du cimetière : inscription par arrêté du 26 novembre 1935
- Protection dates
- 1935/11/26 : inscrit MH
- Type
- croix de cimetière
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Moussages
- Département
- Cantal
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093559
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'ouvrage se compose d'une colonne de granit supportant une petite croix dont les bras sont terminés en forme de fleurons à crochets. Le Christ est surmonté d'un écriteau incliné, et accosté de deux personnages représentant probablement la Vierge et saint Jean.
English translation
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History
The work consists of a granite column supporting a small cross whose arms are terminated in the form of leafy hooks. The Christ is surmounted by an inclined inscription, and flanked by two figures representing probably the Virgin and Saint John.