La Croix de l’Arboulet
Rural heritage, Cross
in Linard
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This cross dates from the 1850s.
It was consecrated on the same day as the Chambonnet and Linard crosses. Mass was celebrated here on St Hubert's Day, and there was a procession on August 15 and St Sylvain's Day. These masses ended in the 1970s.
According to oral tradition, those with no right to Christian burial (suicides or unbaptized persons) were buried next to this cross. This is known as the Cemetery of the Innocents.
In local dialect, "reboulé" means rejected. The site also offers...This cross dates from the 1850s.
It was consecrated on the same day as the Chambonnet and Linard crosses. Mass was celebrated here on St Hubert's Day, and there was a procession on August 15 and St Sylvain's Day. These masses ended in the 1970s.
According to oral tradition, those with no right to Christian burial (suicides or unbaptized persons) were buried next to this cross. This is known as the Cemetery of the Innocents.
In local dialect, "reboulé" means rejected. The site also offers fine views over the Bonnat commune and the village of Goudenèche.
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