Calvaire (Gahard)

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Calvaire in Gahard
crucifixion

The Calvaire in Gahard , a French commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany , was built in the 15th century. The six meter high Calvaire stands behind the entrance to the cemetery.

The base on which the octagonal shaft stands can be reached via a three-step substructure. It ends in four shields, above which the cover plate, which is adapted to the shape of the shaft, protrudes. The crucifixion scene is carved from a single, openwork block of granite . On both sides of the crucified one stand on slightly curved consoles Mary and probably Mary Magdalene .

literature

  • Louise-Marie Tillet: Itineraries through Brittany. Calvaires and Romanesque churches. Echter, Würzburg 1989, ISBN 3-429-01186-8 , p. 36.
  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 1359.

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '49.7 "  N , 1 ° 31' 3.8"  W.