CHAPELLE ET RÉSURGENCE DE SAINT PAUL
ESTADENS , Haute-Garonne – Cultural heritage
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A small haven of peace and greenery to discover Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
The present building could date from the end of the 15th century. The church of Saint-Paul de Pujos is situated at the bottom of a valley, near a spring that comes out of a cave
cave: the resurgence of Saint-Paul.
Tradition has it that Saint Paul, on his way to Spain, passed by and stopped there. How did this legend come about? The situation, just above a spring coming from the bowels of the earth, may explain that a pagan cult was practiced. The connection with Saint Paul remains unexplained.
Today, Saint-Paul-de-Pujos is only a chapel, but it was a parish church.
A votive altar was discovered on the site a few decades ago. This altar could be linked to the cult of Cybele. The presence of this votive altar attests to the antiquity of a cult in this place. It is reported that “in 1961, during the repair of the retaining wall of the disused cemetery located in front of the sanctuary, the workmen uncovered the substructions of an ancient building which, unfortunately, were covered over without any survey being made. There is every reason to believe that these were the foundations of a pagan temple.
One enters the chapel through a porch, classified as a historical monument, which is the most significant element of the whole. The portal, in Gothic style, is made of Boussens stone. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
Get there by liO Car or city bus
A moins de 40 mn à pieds de l’arrêt ASPET – Fontagnères !
Cet arrêt est situé sur les lignes : Moncaup – Aspet – Saint-Gaudens (392)
Environ 35 min (2930 m).
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