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Croix de cimetière

La Lande-de-Fronsac, Gironde, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Croix (cad. BA 51) : inscription par arrêté du 16 octobre 2000
Protection dates
2000/10/16 : inscrit MH
Type
croix de cimetière
Main period of construction
2e moitié 15e siècle, 1ère moitié 16e siècle, 18e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
La Lande-de-Fronsac
Département
Gironde
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.97902, -0.38191
Mérimée reference
PA33000034

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1675 map "La Riviere de la Garomne et la Dordogne et le pays aux environs de Bordeaux" (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La base polygonale à degrés est typique de la fin du 15e ou début 16e siècle. Elle porte, côté ouest, deux tibias entrecroisés sous une tête de mort sculptée au pied du fût. Le socle serait du 18e siècle, et le fût du début du 19e siècle. Outre le crâne, le fût porte, côtés nord et sud, des tibias entrecroisés ainsi que les instruments de la Passion ; côté ouest, deux lances croisées dont l'une avec l'éponge imbibée de vinaigre ; côté est, l'échelle, le sceptre de roseau, un fouet et la couronne d'épines. Le Christ est sculpté sur le côté ouest de la croix.

English translation

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The polygonal base with steps is typical of the late 15th or early 16th century. It bears, on the west side, two crossed tibias beneath a sculpted death's head at the foot of the shaft. The base dates to the 18th century, and the shaft to the early 19th century. Besides the skull, the shaft bears, on the north and south sides, crossed tibias as well as the instruments of the Passion; on the west side, two crossed lances, one of them with the sponge soaked in vinegar; on the east side, the ladder, the reed sceptre, a whip and the crown of thorns. The Christ is sculpted on the west side of the cross.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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