Erection of the Cross 1587 (≈ 1587)
Ordered by parish priest Montvert during the plague.
vers 1750
Moving the Cross
Moving the Cross vers 1750 (≈ 1750)
Transferred to the cemetery after destruction of the chapel.
11 juin 1930
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 11 juin 1930 (≈ 1930)
Registered by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Cross of the 16S in the cemetery: inscription by order of 11 June 1930
Key figures
Claude Montvert - Parish priest of Bas-en-Basset
Sponsor of the cross in 1587.
Origin and history
The cross of Bas-en-Basset is a monumental cross located in the cemetery of the municipality of the same name, in Haute-Loire. Dating from the 4th quarter of the 16th century, it was erected in 1587 during a plague epidemic, on the initiative of the parish priest Claude Montvert. Originally, it was near a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, destroyed around 1750, before being moved to its current location.
This shelled cross has a truncated barrel topped by a capital, with extremities adorned with shrouded cabbage florets. She has a cross Christ on the cross and a bas-relief of Saint Roch with her dog at the base of the barrel. An engraved inscription mentions "CMC:Claude Montvert, parish priest", attesting to his sponsor.
Listed as historical monuments by decree of 11 June 1930, the cross illustrates the religious architecture of the late Renaissance in Auvergne. It also bears witness to the practices of popular devotion to epidemics, Saint Roch being invoked against the plague. Today, it belongs to the municipality and remains accessible within the cemetery.
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