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Recommended by 9 hikers
Location: La Vraie-Croix, Vannes, Brittany, France
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The veneration of the Holy Cross goes back in large part to Saint Helena, who was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (who, after his victory at the "Milvian Bridge" outside Rome, recognized Christianity as a religion and in 312 the long time of persecution ended with the Milan “Tolerance Edict”). In the early fourth century she undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel / Palestine) and brought numerous relics from there to Europe, including the "True Cross" on which Jesus Christ was crucified. Helena is therefore often depicted with a cross as an attribute. The Church celebrates the feast of the discovery, presentation and veneration of the Holy Cross – called “Exaltation of the Cross” – on September 14th.
October 8, 2022
13th century chapel classified as a Historic Monument, as are the crypts located under the chapel. This atypical monument with its impressive staircase has the particularity of being built above a public road. It has a magnificent wooden altar, a bronze reliquary, and a pretty stone bell tower.
February 13, 2025
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Location: La Vraie-Croix, Vannes, Brittany, France
3.0
(1)
1
00:48
2.89km
50m
5.0
(1)
5
01:45
6.37km
100m
5.0
(6)
21
02:19
8.60km
110m