Visit the oratories
Visit the 18 oratories in the village of Eyguières, some of which are privately owned.
Duration: 2 hours for oratories located in the village
Allow an extra 2 hours for the other oratories
Estimated times are given for pedestrian travel.
Only crosses and oratories located on public land are identified on the map.
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Built thanks to the generosity of the family of Senator Jean-Marie Bayol, Saint-Joseph's oratory stands at the corner of rue des Frères mineurs and route de Sénas.
Saint Mark's Oratory
Regrettably, the base was made of modern materials when the oratory was moved following a road accident that damaged it. The ashlar shaft has been strengthened and enlarged, the niche is arched and the slightly rounded roof placed on a cornice, all topped by a wrought-iron cross.
Saint-Symphorien Oratory
The oratory features a slender square shaft, an arched niche and a cornice. The slightly pyramidal roof would have held a cross. The niche houses a statue of the saint, with his head resting in his hand.
Saint-Anne's Oratory
The square base is made of several blocks of stone, while the shaft is of saffron stone. A niche protected by a wrought-iron grille houses a statue of the saint.
Saint Peter's Oratory
This slender, sober oratory, built of Crau pebbles of various shapes and colors, consists solely of a base and a shaft. The niche contains a statue of Saint-Pierre, made by an Eyguièren santonnier.
Saint-Gens Oratory
The oratory consists of a square ashlar pillar topped by a semicircular niche on an overhanging cornice. The pyramidal roof has no cross.
Notre Dame de la Ferme du Moulin Oratory
The Notre-Dame oratory is one of Eyguières' most beautiful oratories, with its four-sided open niche; the four-sloped roof was topped by a stone ball. A monogram is carved on the pediment.
Erected in the early 19th® century by the Marquis de Benault de Lubières, the oratory is now owned by the de Becdelièvre family.
Saint-Véran Oratory
No longer in existence, it stood on avenue Saint-Véran. It was erected by the Saint-Véran brotherhood.
Constructed of highly friable saffron stone, the base supported a low-arched niche on a massive cornice. The pyramidal roof, also on a cornice, was topped by a wrought-iron cross. (Description by Pirigoin, Association nationale des amis des oratoires).
The sèti' cross
The origin of this monument predates the French Revolution, as the Récollets' Friars Minor used to visit it on their walks.
The current wrought-iron cross is not original.
Following its destruction by lightning in 1990, it was rebuilt by Mr. Jauffret, a wrought-iron craftsman from Eyguières. The whitewashed shaft was rebuilt on its original millstone base.
La croix du Moulin
This cross stands at the entrance to the Mas du Moulin, owned by the de Becdelièvre family.
The first cross was erected in 1826 on the occasion of a jubilee.
Monsieur de Bonnecorse, who owned the property at the time, replaced it in 189o with this now badly deteriorated cross, originally bearing a magnificent metal Christ from the foundry of the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Aix-en-Provence. Unfortunately, this Christ was stolen around 1979.
The Roquemartine cross
A beautiful wrought-iron cross used to stand in the driveway leading to the Château de Roquemartine. This cross was replaced by Monsieur de Bonnecorse in 1898.
The ceremony took place at the same time as the installation of the new cross at Mas du Moulin.
The Swallow Cross
During the mission® preached by Eugène de Mazenod, priest superior of the Provence missions, from February 14 to March 25 1819, the Hirondelle cross was erected on the path leading to the Bormes fountain.
The cross of rest
Originally, a small iron cross, placed on a pedestal, was intended to mark the halt of funeral processions on their way to the cemetery.
Moved twice and badly damaged, the cross was replaced by a new structure, thanks to the generosity of Camille Monier.
The Bel-Air cross
Originally, a small iron cross, placed on a pedestal, was intended to mark the halt of funeral processions on their way to the cemetery.
Moved twice and badly damaged, the cross was replaced by a new structure, thanks to the generosity of Camille Monier.
The Cemetery Cross
The first cross stands in the landscaped cemetery of Eyguières, amid tall yew trees.
To commemorate the expansion of the cemetery, decided under the mandate of Frédéric Monier (1842-1908), this beautiful cross was erected in one of the cemetery's alleys.
Calvary crosses
Originally, the three crosses of Calvary represented Christ and the two thieves.
Located on the "Cousa'", they were blessed on October 14, 1537 by the Bishop of Avignon. At the same time as the Calvary, a chapel of the Holy Cross was planned.
The Glauges cross
The earliest known mission preaching linked to this cross was in April 1704.
It was given by priests from Avignon and lasted 27 days.
The original wooden cross planted on the path has now been replaced by a sober, elegant iron cross atop an octagonal column of Verdelet stone. It was at the foot of this cross that Revolutionary Commissioner Bruyère was murdered during the Col de Mélet affair.
The station was used on April 25, St. Mark's Day, for the blessing of the fields.
Monument de la Vierge
Facing south, mounted on a pedestal, the cast-iron statue is painted in Mary's colors.
The Virgin's foot crushes a snake, symbolizing the devil.
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