Église Saint-Martin de Fridefont

Fridefont

In April 2001, the chapel-museum adjoining the church of Saint-Martin at Fridefont was burgled: eleven old statues, including a locally venerated Black Madonna, disappeared. Fifteen years later, in 2016, the mayor received an anonymous parcel sent from the Isère under a false address: inside was the statue, restored. It has returned to its place in the original building, now better protected. Nine other stolen works remain untraced; a fact documented by the press, not an ancient legend.

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Getting there : Church in the village of Fridefont, in the Cantal part of the Aubrac; chapel-museum now protected by an alarm

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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