The Pascal lamb on the lintel of Porte Saint-Pierre

The Pascal lamb on the lintel of Porte Saint-Pierre

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The oldest monument in Firminy is the remnants of a 12th-century church. What figures are carved into its stone?

La porte Saint-Pierre est le monument le plus ancien de Firminy (Loire, France).

La porte est le seul vestiges matériels de l'église Saint-Pierre construite au XIIe siècle et détruite en 1932. Elle est inscrite au titre des monuments historiques depuis juillet 1927.

Sur le linteau de la porte, on peut observer l'agneau pascal, des anges, saint Martin (à gauche) et saint Pierre (à droite).

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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