Cross (larchant)

Cross in Larchant

The cross in the Basilica of St-Mathurin in Larchant , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne department of the Île-de-France region , was created in the 14th century.

In 1906, the cross was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique .

The wooden crucifix with a height of three meters was probably located above a rood screen that was destroyed in a fire. The body corresponds to the three-nail type .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 154.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Croix in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 2.5 "  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 46.3"  E