The small hamlet of Marthemont has a remarkable ordeal, despite the damage, is among the finest in the saintois. Simply go to the church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin and it is discovered wedged between the wall and closing the left wall of the tower. Its location does not make the turn easily to discover all the sculptures.
It seems that this ordeal is composed of two elements: the base, probably from the sixteenth century and the cross of the late seventeenth century or early eighteenth century.
What do we see so on the basis of Calvary? At the center, the donor kneeling in prayer is turned to the Virgin that stands on his right, his arms crossed and face mutilated (the top was cut?). A donor's right, we guess a sculpture of St. John without his head with his arms crossed. On the reverse of the base, a Saint-Jacques, also defaced, still has his staff and hat of a pilgrim.
The cross is kept a Christ without a head. On the reverse, a beautiful Lady is still intact on its base and has his arms folded over his chest and smiled softly.
The presence of a Saint-Jacques on recess this ordeal leaves assume a secondary road going to Marthemont Pilgrim, from Toul, and continuing with Thélod where the church has a stained glass window showing the sixteenth century Saint-Jacques ( http://patrimoine-de-lorraine.blogspot.com/2010/11/thelod-54.html ).
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Location Marthemont Meurthe-et-Moselle
Location Calvary in the hamlet of Marthemont
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The ordeal left the church steeple
From left to right: The Virgin
face mutilated, the donor in prayer and Saint-Jean
The Virgin with the upper face missing
and the donor in prayer
Virgin mutilated arms crossed
Virgin arms crossed
the reverse cross of Christ
his wallet in his left hand
Christ on the cross with his head missing
Copyright - Olivier PETIT - 2010
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