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The Montertelot Calvary is a carved granite road cross, dated from the 16th century according to the sources of Monumentum. This monolithic monument is distinguished by its decorative circular barrel, bearing the inscription O CRUX AVE on a phylactère, while the ends of the cross are decorated with engraved flowers. The base, added in the 19th century when it was moved in 1886, has Latin inscriptions such as ADORAMUS TE CHRISTE or AVE MARIA, as well as motifs that are difficult to read today.

The faces of the Calvary show a contrasting relief: on one side, a scene of Calvary with Christ between the Virgin and Saint John; on the other, a Virgin with Child standing on a crescent moon, framed by two figures identified as saints or donors. These representations, typical of Breton religious art, combine piety with local artistic expression. The monument, originally erected as a road cross, was raised in the communal cemetery in 1886 on a new barrel and base dating back to that time.

Ranked a Historical Monument by order of 30 May 1927 (cadastral reference ZA 83), the calvary today belongs to the commune of Montertelot. Its location, noted as fair (level 5/10) by the heritage bases, places the monument near 14 Rue des Forges. The sources emphasize its importance both as an object of devotion and as a witness to Breton funeral art of the 16th-17th centuries, although its exact period of construction remains debated between these two centuries in some documents.

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