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Visit Idea: Cotignac. (toutes les visites)
Cotignac is a charming village of 2000 inhabitants, nestled at the foot
of a majestic rock of tuff. This impressive backdrop, carved by the waters of
the river Cassole, passing cascading troglodyte cave houses. Random your trip,
you will discover during his shady Provencal charm, its wash of XIX, fully restored,
and his two beautiful fountains. You also come across the theater, his other
fountains (there are 17!), Its bell tower of the fifteenth, the remnants of
oil mill, the church of the XII ... The beautiful streets in calade your guide
to all the heritage resources of Cotignac. Cotignac nestles at the foot of a
huge rock tuff 400 meters long and 80 meters high, which houses cave dwellings.
Over the centuries, these caves have been various uses. In Quaternary Cassole
The River flowed over the rock. The village was then that the base of this huge
waterfall. Since the 1000s and until the nineteenth century, this river has
been diverted and now turn to the east of the village and empties into the Argens.
It therefore falls to the water that formed all the crevices, stalactites and
stalagmites. It is difficult to assign a precise date for the origin of Cotignac.
However, we know that first village, which is dated a presence from the feudal
period, was installed at the top of this rocky, the place called "St. Martin",
a hamlet that still exists today. During the Saracen invasions, even if they
have not been frequent in Cotignac, the village has come down to snuggle at
the foot of this rock, a natural barrier impassable. So after the year 1000,
a second village and moved in 1032, the first castle was built nearby. We can
count the population of the time. We only know that in 1266 the population had
become large enough to build the Church of Saint Peter, the current church.
This rock, with its cave dwellings, were then used as a hiding place for the
inhabitants, their cattle and food during periods of invasion. It would also
existed a cave big enough to hold all the inhabitants and their flocks when
he had to hide. There are still vestiges of the work done by humans to develop
these areas: excavation of tuff, limestone on the walls to prevent moisture,
construction of terraces, fireplaces, gardens, stairs ... Other caves at the
foot of the cliff, were also used as shelters for animals: pigs in boxes, hay
... and you can still see pieces of feeders, racks, pigeon for ... Furthermore,
the rock was also, until the late nineteenth century, a busy career. To build
the present village, were digging the rock to extract stones and filled it with
rubble of cellars that no longer served. The number of cavities has changed
over time, depending on the uses that they were made. From the fourteenth century,
a life and economic activity have developed around this rock. Hospice charity
was installed here in 1314, then flour mills adjoining the rock, operated through
the water Cassole. Today, the Rock is the symbol of Cotignac and its history.
La Chapelle St Martin St Martin district Located in the ninth century, was the
first prayer Cotignac. When people are snuggling down at the foot of the rock,
this church has been converted into a chapel in 1266, when construction of the
church of St Peter. Indeed, there could be two churches on the territory of
a single village.
St. Peter's Church This church, in Romanesque style, was built in 1266.
She then measured only 196 square meters. Only noblemen could sit, the people
stood at the back. Over the centuries, particularly in the seventeenth, it was
enlarged and now measures 808 m². It has been fully restored, and we can see
inside: "An organ of the nineteenth century, fully restored. A table-Angelique
Mongez, born painter Cotignac, representing St Martin sharing his cloak. Table
classified. -An altar in polychrome marble, Louis XV, A-rated white marble font,
the sixteenth, scored a confessional-carved, Louis XV, scored.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Graces in the south-west rises Mount Cotignac Verdaille.
It was on this hill that was built in 1519, the Notre-Dame-de-Grace. Here is
what the old stories say: "August 10, 1519, the Blessed Virgin appeared
to a man named Jean de la Baume. She ordered him to go specifically to tell
people of the country they went in procession to this place and that they built
a church under the name of Our Lady of Graces. " One month after onset,
14 September 1519, the entire Community rode in procession on the hill. After
prayers, the priest blessed the first stone of the edifice, which was then an
oratory. Soon, the sanctuary took considerable importance and it became necessary
to build a real church. This was done in 1524. The Oratorians took possession
of this chapel, built their monastery, celebrated the offices until the Revolution.
Notre Dame, with the arrival of Louis XIV, in pilgrimage, the vow of Louis XIII
of France to spend the Virgin Mary that recalled memories are too much royalty.
Thus, November 25, 1792, the Oratorians are driven from the chapel and the convent
was converted into a prison. The furniture and clothes were sold, silverware
(chalices, ciborium ...) was dispersed. In order Freron Barras and two regional
revolutionaries, buildings were destroyed. Time passed and the tension subsided
and September 8, 1811, the inauguration of the new chapel took place. Today
is the Community of the Brothers of St John which is installed to provide religious
services.
Louis XIV Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, after 20 years of marriage, still
had no children. In 1637, Brother Fiacre was a revelation to make three novenas
the first Cotignac, Notre-Dame-de-Grace. Nine months later, Louis XIV was born.
His parents called him Louis Dieudonné (given by God). In 1638, Louis XIII of
France dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Assumption). In 1660, Louis
XIV, accompanied by his mother, made a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Graces, to
thank the Virgin of his birth.
The Monastery of St. Joseph The June 7, 1660 took place another appearance on
the Mount Bessillon. A shepherd, Gaspard Ricard, grazing his flock, had elongated,
heat exhausted, dying of thirst. Suddenly, a man of imposing stature rises near
him and told him a rock, saying: "I am Joseph, raised the rock and you
drink. The stone is heavy, eight men eventually will barely move. How Gaspard
only could he. But the venerable old man repeats his order, obey the shepherd,
moving the rock and discovered a fresh water begins to flow, a symbol of grace
attached to this place. He drinks at once and when he gets up, the appearance
has already disappeared. In haste, he will bring the news to the village and
the curious flocked to see the accuracy of his story. Soon the pilgrims go in
droves to this miraculous spring, leaving considerable alms allowed to erect
a chapel. The Oratorians busied offices and built their monastery. As at Notre-Dame-de-Grace,
worship ceased in 1793. The convent abandoned, fell into ruins. Only the church
was preserved. In 1977, the Benedictines settled here from Algeria to revive
the Mecca of piety Provence. E-mail: officetourisme.cotignac@wanadoo.fr
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