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Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Cravant

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Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Cravant

Name: Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Cravant
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Location: Cravant, Auxerre, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. Cravant – Le pont d'Arcy-sur-Cure loop from Lucy-sur-Cure

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2. Cravant – Donjon de Cravant loop from Cravant

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3. Cravant – Cravant Keep loop from Cravant

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Scout Jens

June 7, 2023

The Saint Pierre Saint Paul church is a remarkable building. It has a unique architecture in Burgundy.

Its impressive dimensions remind us that Cravant was a city of more than 3000 inhabitants.

The church then belonged to the bishops of Auxerre who came there regularly and did everything to make it beautiful and imposing. The interior of the church, with its nave, its Renaissance choir, its chapels, its keystones and its vaulted ceilings, bears witness to its prestigious past.

It was built in the 9th century, enlarged in the 12th century then rebuilt at the end of the 16th century.
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JakobusPilger

November 2, 2024

The extremely impressive church in Cravant was dedicated to the two SAINTS "PIERRE et PAUL". They are also known as the "Princes of the Apostles" and their common feast day in the calendar of saints is June 29th.
* Simon, nicknamed Peter (Rock), was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth when he - together with his brother Andrew - was called by Jesus Christ to be a "fisher of men". According to Catholic understanding, he is the highest apostle and the two thousand year long line of popes - currently Francis - are his successors. In statues and paintings, Peter is almost always depicted with two keys in his hand; this attribute refers to the Bible verse in Matthew: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Chapter 16, Verse 19).
* Paul was initially an opponent of the Christian movement and was not called to the apostleship of Jesus Christ during his lifetime like the other apostles, but was only converted later with the famous "Damascus experience". His attribute is the sword with which he was executed. According to the Roman law of the time, such a sentence was a "privilege" (quick death and not, like other types of execution, associated with a long, painful death struggle) that was available to the citizens of Rome.

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Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Cravant

1. Cravant – Le pont d'Arcy-sur-Cure loop from Lucy-sur-Cure

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