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The Calvary of Cambronne-lès-Clermont, today deprived of its cross, is a 15th-century vestige located in the department of the Oise, in the Hauts-de-France region. Originally, he was in the old cemetery, at the foot of St. Stephen's church. This monument, the upper part of which was mutilated by an act of vandalism at the beginning of the twentieth century, retains only its base, its base and its barrel. The base, of circular plane, is composed of rectangular stones arranged in stairways, while the base, divided into two parts, passes from a square base to an octagonal form.

The missing cross represented on one side the crucified Christ and on the other side the Virgin to the Child, and dated the eleventh century, suggesting an older origin than the present structure. The remains of the Calvary were inscribed in historical monuments by order of 2 April 1927. The monolithic, slightly conical and without ornaments, as well as the absence of restoration after its mutilation, testify to its state of partial conservation.

This calvary illustrates the local medieval religious architecture, typical of the Christian monuments of the region. Its initial location, near the church and the old cemetery, highlights its role in the funeral and devotional practices of the community. Historical sources, such as the works by Eugene Joseph Woillez and Emmanuel Woillez, mention its archaeological importance in the Beauvoisis context during the Romanesque period.

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