Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Croix des Templiers
Bonnac, Cantal, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Croix des Templiers (cad. non cadastré) : inscription par arrêté du 7 décembre 1992
- Protection dates
- 1992/12/07 : inscrit MH
- Type
- croix monumentale
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Bonnac
- Département
- Cantal
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.20818, 3.15873
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093759
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 1769 map "53 Brioude, Issoire." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Croix du 15e siècle qui aurait été donnée par les Templiers installés au hameau de Tempel, dépendance de la commanderie de Celles. Edifiée en basalte, cette croix de 1, 90 mètre se compose d'une base formant un double emmarchement ; d'un socle carré amorti en facettes prismatiques et baguées, monolithe avec le fût cylindrique ; d'une croix aux extrémités fleuronnées et ornée de personnages (Christ en croix sur la face Est ; personnage féminin sur la face ouest). Une girouette surmonte cette croix.
English translation
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History
Cross from the 15th century which is said to have been given by the Templars established at the hamlet of Tempel, a dependency of the commandery of Celles. Built in basalt, this cross of 1.90 metres is composed of a base forming a double flight of steps; of a square plinth finished with prismatic facets and moulded bands, monolithic with the cylindrical shaft; of a cross with floral-tipped ends decorated with figures (Christ on the Cross on the east face; female figure on the west face). A weathervane surmounts this cross.
Nearby in the register
- Église Saint-Barthélémyégliseunder 1 mi
- Château de Bonnacchâteauunder 1 mi
- Prieuré de Bonnacprieuréunder 1 mi
- Église Sainte-Foix ou Sainte-Foyéglise2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.