Cemetery Cross (Le Pout)

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Cemetery cross in Le Pout

The cemetery cross in Le Pout , a French commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was erected in the 16th century. In 1987 the cross was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique .

On a rectangular base stands a polygonal column crowned by a cross. Jesus Christ and the Madonna and Child are depicted on the cross .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, 2 volumes, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 665.

Web links

Commons : Friedhofskreuz (Le Pout)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Croix de cimetière du Pout in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 44 ° 48 '8.7 "  N , 0 ° 21' 32.1"  W.