Cemetery Cross (Courpiac)
The cemetery cross in Courpiac , a French commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was erected in the 16th century. In 2004, the cross was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique .
On a rectangular base, which can be reached via two steps, stands a fluted column , which is crowned by a cross. The cross was renewed at a later time. The column is decorated in the Renaissance style with bas-reliefs depicting the symbols of the evangelists , St. Christopher and several cherubins .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, 2 volumes, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 1531.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Croix de cimetière de Courpiac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Aillas-le-Vieux | Avensan | Baigneaux | Belin-Béliet (cemetery cross) | Belin-Béliet (Pilgrims Cross) | Blésignac | Bonzac | Bordeaux | Fire | Courpiac | Daignac | Faleyras | Génissac | La Lande-de-Fronsac | Le Pout | Marcillac | Mauriac | Monségur | Nérigean | Pomerol | Pondaurat | Sadirac | Saillans
Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′ 19.9 " N , 0 ° 10 ′ 55.2" W.