Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Claviers de Moussages

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The Notre-Dame-de-Claviers Chapel is a chapel located in France in the commune of Moussages (Cantal), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

History: Originally a castral chapel, the building became parish in 1519, then a pilgrimage site in the 19th century. At that time, the hermit François Lesmariés restored the chapel to condition and installed the stations of a cross road. The chapel is before 1109.

Protection: The chapel is listed as historical monuments by order of 30 January 1986.

Description: Rectangular chapel with half-circle bedside, accessible by a semi-circular perron of the 19th century. Sober facade with door topped by a lintel not decorated. Clocher-peigne in talute angle, pierced by two romanous ears. Inside, vaulted apse in cul-de-four with Romanesque niche having sheltered a Virgin in majesty.

Related articles: List of historical monuments of Cantal List of Cantal Chapels

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