An old facade in Sainte Croix, a photo from Rhone Alpes, South

Photographer's Note

One of the former monks' cells in the village of Sainte Croix en Jarez, now turned into a desirable residence.

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez is a French commune in the dιpartment of Loire, region Rhτne-Alpes.

The village occupies a monastery founded in 1280 by Bιatrix de la Tour du Pin, widow of Guillaume de Roussillon, who died at Acre (now in Israel) in November 1277, following the eighth crusade. Wanting to honour her husband through prayer she turned to the Carthusian religious order of which one of her uncles was a member. Beatrice held a fortress in what is now the village of Chβteauneuf, at the confluence of the Couzon and the Gier. This occupied a strategic position at the junction of routes between the Auvergne and the Rhone Valley some ten kilometres from the site chosen for the monastery.

The monastery prospered and remained in place for many centuries until everything was turned upside down by the French Revolution. The monastery was confiscated as a National Asset in 1792 and was subsequently sold at auction in the form of 44 lots. The interior of the monastery came to be occupied by local families. At the Restoration following the fall of Napoleon in 1814, the Carthusian Order sought in vain to have their property returned. For one part, there was the necessity of having to negotiate with 44 different families; for the other part recent industrialisation in the Rhone Valley meant that the monks could no longer enjoy the peace and quiet that they desired.

The monastery thus continued to function as a village under the name of Sainte-Croix-en-Pavezin, since it was in effect a dependency of the neighbouring commune of Pavezin. It finally became a commune in its own right in 1888 when it took the name of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez.

The existing parish church was built in the 18th century following the destruction by fire of the one originally attached to the monastery. In 1840, the cloister in the second courtyard, which contained the cells of the monks, was destroyed to allow for the passage of carts. Around the same time, the lodge of Bιatrix de la Tour du Pin was demolished to allow the construction of the current bell tower as the former one was in a state of collapse. Restoration work is ongoing and many of the properties now seem to be occupied as second homes.

The above information has been largely extracted and freely translated from articles on the French Wikipedea site.

For French speakers, here is a link to one of the articles that gives further information about the monastery and its architecture.

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lousat (138703) 2010-10-31 1:32

Salut Steph,un marriage magnifique parmi la maison et l'arbre et aussi un beau jeu de lumieres et ombres sur la facade,tres interessante voir la transormation de ce monastere en residence,excellente qualite' avec les couleurs pastel.Bonne Dimanche! Luciano

digbymerry (3998) 2010-10-31 1:52

Hello Stephen

Lovely facade well composed and good rendition of textures. I'm surprised that there are no pots of colourful flowers outside as we would expect in this type of property in Spain.

Best wishes

Digby

Nicou (193806) 2010-10-31 1:59

Hello,

fantastiqeu facade et compo quel cadrage au millimθtre, avec les ιlιments de bois, cette vιgιtation qui s'accroche au vieu mur, superbe compo.

Bravo et amitiι

Nicou

macondo (20449) 2010-10-31 2:01

Hi Stephen.
These old houses are so captivating; I can envisage sitting on that little bench or plank on a warm day in September! This one has an interesting history, probably of austerity. The ivy is obviously very old, judging from the thick 'trunks'. Nice textures and a pleasant late Summer mood in this shot.
Regards,
Andrew

dkmurphys (79209) 2010-10-31 2:04

Hi Stephen,
Beautiful and picturesque old facade. A perfect fit of Architecture and vegetation. A place to live. Good capture.
Have a nice Sunday.

besnard (59196) 2010-10-31 2:26

Bonjour Stephen
Un bon clichι de cette vieille maison pleine de charme et de caractθre.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

rodgerg (55767) 2010-10-31 3:40

Hello Stephen,

Excellent cadrage et POV perpendiculiare trθs bien choisi pour mettre en valeur l'aspect graphique de cette belle faηade. J'aime la faηon dont l'arbre se mιle harmonieusement aux ιlιments architecturaux.
Have a nice Sunday,
Roger

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2010-10-31 4:02

Namaste Stephen,
nice capture here. The old facade is really looking fine with the vegetation on it. Like your tight crop. Good composition. Clarity is good with nice sharpness. A very well framed shot. Tfs.
Best wishes.
Subhendu

saxo042 (38078) 2010-10-31 4:13

Hi Stephen,
The old vine climbs beautifully along this old wall. The pattern of the stones is very good and the colours are quite harmonic.
Kind regards
Gunnar

batalay (41261) 2010-10-31 4:42

Hello Stephen,

What a wonderful architectural portrait of the monk-cell in Sante Croix en Jarez. The monochromatic building material is enhanced by the highlight of the trees, and punctuated by the open windows. Excellent note as usual.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Sergiom (117241) 2010-10-31 6:45

Bonjour Stephen

Trθs beau gros plan sur cette belle maison inondιe de soleil. Le plan de vigne prend beaucoup de place et doit laisser une belle fraicheur sur cette maison.

Amicalement

Serge

jlbrthnn (76043) 2010-10-31 6:47

Bonjour Stephen,
Tu aimes comme moi, les maisons qui ont du caractθre et une histoire. Trθs jolie capture de cette faηade ΰ laquelle il ne faut rien changer. Trθs agrιable rιalisation de qualitι. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Cordialement
Joλl

amaryllis (37047) 2010-10-31 7:32

Bonjour Stephen
une vieille faηade de maison de pierres, bien entretenue, avec ce feuillage qui grimpe sur les murs, un petit banc au premier banc bien situι et l'autre ΰ droite de pierre
de beaux petits rideaux qui permettent de laisser passer la lumiθre
excellente composition
juliette

Silvio1953 (220775) 2010-10-31 9:37

Ciao Stephen, great view of lovely facade, beautiful composition, splendid light and colors, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2010-10-31 11:00

Bonjour Stephen
Une maison de vielles pierres qui ne manque pas de charme avec le feuillage, la porte et les fenκtres en bois, jolies teintes des couleurs et bon cadrage
Belle soirιe
cricri

Budapestman (82620) 2010-10-31 12:12

Hi Stephen,
a beautiful nostalgic atmosphere with very nice details, the composition is attractive, superb lights, Tfs! Have a nice Sunday! Kellemes Vasαrnapot kνvαnok!
Gyφrgy

mauro61 (53411) 2010-10-31 12:43

ciao Stephen,
deliziosa immagine di questa casain mattoni con l'edera verde e una bella luce.
Buona composizione,
saluti
maurizio

Fis2 (169903) 2010-10-31 12:53

Bonjour Stephen!
Hmmm beautiful windows!
Good colors and light.
Frame, top ???
Regards
Krzysztof

anokutan (15097) 2010-10-31 13:52

Hello Stephen,
Beautiful and picturesque old facade. A place to live. Good capture.

lgir (7363) 2010-10-31 14:03

Bonsoir Stephen,

jolie faηade oω la vieille pierre et le vιgιtal se mκlent avec harmonie.
J'aurais peut-κtre rajoutι un peu plus de contraste pour accentuer l'ombre et la lumiθre sur la pierre afin de lui donner une patine.
Merci pour ce partage
Amicalement
Laurent

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-11-01 1:28

Hello Stephen! Superb house, amazing facade, excellent bricks, fine windows and door, very fine shitters. Good sharpness, ideal texture. Well done!

kordinator (8738) 2010-11-01 1:39

Hello Stephen
Interesting capture, a picturesque place.
Beautiful architecture,amazing facade.
Nice greenery.
Fine natural colors and perfect light managment.
Excellent sharpness.
Very well written informative note.
Great job.
Regards
Saa

baddori (20341) 2010-11-01 13:26

Steph
Una casa ...interessante per una vita con i piedi per terra .
Non so adesso ..ma ai miei tempi ...oltre l'estetica curata ...erano belli gli interni che odoravano di buon cibo , vino e liquori e dolci ...una anisette o pastis ?
Gianfranco

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Copyright: Stephen Nunney (snunney) (130967)
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Date Taken: 2010-09-00
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Camera: CANON EOS 10 D, Canon 28-80 3,5-4,8 USM IV
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