Sacristie, presbytère et le monument aux morts de Saint-Jean-de-Touslas

English translation

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Description

The monument of Beauvallon forms the heart of a triptych created by the abbé Cognet in the commune, consisting of the sacristy of the parish church, the war memorial and developments made in the former presbytery, now the heritage house (Josiane Boulon will present these two other elements to you). The abbé Cognet is part of an approach close to that of Art Brut (his works are recorded in the work Le Gazouillis des éléphants by B. Montpied, 2017, recording Art Brut creations in France). According to oral tradition and research carried out by M. Villard, the abbé Cognet collected plates from farms in his parish, as well as building debris (glass, clinker residue) from the nearby Gier valley. With the catechism children, he organized workshops to build from these materials the war memorial, around 1919, using mosaic technique and including plates in his compositions. He erected it near the church on the corner of two adjoining private houses. According to a postcard, it seems that the monument was made in two stages, the lower part up to the word Amitiés, then the upper part. The upper part contains stylized elements of vegetable type which recall trees of life, as well as niches for statuettes and the initials of the commune. An eaves overhang was added by the commune to protect the monument.