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| Sainte-Croix-Vallée-Française (Lozère) |
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The Boissonnade chapel, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1063, became a Protestant temple around 1560.
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The oldest edifice in Lozère |
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The small roman style chapel, built in black Cévennes granite, comprised a nave and apse ; its slated roof was topped by a small steeple with a bell. It was already used for Protestant worship in the 16th century.
At the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the temple was returned to the Catholics. The steeple was dismantled. The chapel was burnt down by the Camisards during a retaliation raid. The walls and vault remained standing.
In 1796 the church was sold as national property. After the Concordat was signed, it was attributed to Protestant worship. It is the oldest building in the Lozère region.
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DUBIEF, Henri et POUJOL, Jacques, La France protestante, Histoire et Lieux de mémoire, Max Chaleil éditeur, Montpellier, 1992, rééd. 2006, 450 pages |
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LAURENT, René, Promenade à travers les temples de France, Les Presses du Languedoc, Millau, 1996, 520 pages, p. 13 |
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REYMOND, Bernard, L'architecture religieuse des protestants, Labor et Fides, Genève, 1996 |
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