Calvary by Louisfert
The Calvary of Louisfert ( French Calvaire mégalithique de Louisfert ) in the Loire-Atlantique department , in France , was built in the 19th century by adding 28 recognizable megaliths ( menhirs and dolmens ); a total of more than 100 stones (including boulders ) were moved from the region.
The calvary was built on the initiative of Abbé Jacques Cotteux (1835-1905) between 1871 and 1892 from stones that were obtained at great expense in the communities of Saint-Vincent-des-Landes , Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux , Treffieux and Lusanger . The plant is triangular. One of its sides runs 50 m along the street. A hill 8 m high and 36 m in circumference dominates the west side.
One of the transports has been handed down. In Lusanger there was a menhir about 3.0 m high and 2.5 m wide, which was moved to the southern gate of the Calvary by Louisfert . A first attempt to move the block failed in 1872. A year later, the block was removed in a cart. The convoy used up to twelve pairs of oxen. The 12 km drive to Louisfert took three weeks and was fraught with incidents. The wheels broke twice. The Lusanger menhir is recognizable because it bears the bust of St. Jacques. Cotteux destroyed menhirs and dolmens "to make the traces of the earlier bloodthirsty cults disappear". At the end of his life, which ended in suicide, he went mad.
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On councils in Arles , Tours and Mainz was stone cult condemned. The synodal resolutions warned against sacrificing on the stones. There were even threats of excommunication. At the Council of Nantes from 658 to 660, the instruction was given to make the pagan stones disappear. Many stones were destroyed, damaged or buried by priests.
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- Description (French)
- Description and sketch (French)
Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 40.1 ″ N , 1 ° 25 ′ 58 ″ W.