Chapelle de la Cordelle

Vézelay

Built on the north flank of the hill of Vézelay following the preaching of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1146 in support of the Second Crusade — a well-documented historical event — this Romanesque chapel was occupied from the 13th century by the Franciscans, known as "Cordeliers", who gave it its name. A notable capital depicts an owl blinded by the light of Christ and pecked at by eagles, the symbol of Saint John. Listed as a monument historique in 1953.

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Getting there : Free access, north flank of the hill of Vézelay

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