Saint Lambert Oratory

Historic site and monument
Religious heritage
19th C

Parvis de l'église Saint Pierre, Allée du cimetière, 83630 Bauduen

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This square-shaped oratory is made of squared and seated rubble joined with mortar. It has a rectangular niche, framed by monolithic pedestals and lintels.

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The niche, closed by an ironwork grille, houses the bust of Saint Lambert. It is covered by four slabs forming a two-level roof. A marble plaque fixed above the niche bears the inscription "Saint Lambert, son and protector of Bauduen".
The oratory existed before the construction of the Sainte-Croix dam. It would have been located before the construction on a dirt road below the Fontaine-l'évêque road or in the Bounas (Les Serres) district on the Font Castellan road.
In 1975 the oratory was...