Monumentum
Mithraeum of Angers
The Mithréum d'Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
The New Mithraeum
8 May 2010
Updated on 26 Feb 2023
General view o the site where the Mithraeum of Angers has been found
Hervé Paitier/Inrap
Head of Mithras recovered in Angers
Ouest France - Claudine Quiblier
Goblet of Angers
Inrap
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The preventive excavation conducted by Inrap archaeologists and led by J. Brodeur on the former Saint-Louis clinic site, in the area of Saint-Laud station, from November 2009 to September 2010, uncovered the remains of an isolated settlement next to the public road of the ancient area, built in the first years AD. They also discovered some ex voto dedicated to Mithra, written on ceramic, including a Déchelette 72 vase, found in a domus filled-in cellar.
These are proof that a Mithra cult was practised before the late 2nd c.
These are proof that a Mithra cult was practised before the late 2nd c.