Monumentum
Mithréum de Mandelieu
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
Mithraeum of Mandelieu
Ville de Mandelieu-La Napoule
Mithraeum of Mandelieu. Altars
Ville de Mandelieu-La Napoule
Model of Mithraeum of Mandelieu
Everett Ferguson (CC BY-SA)
The New Mithraeum
4 Sep 2023
Updated on Sep 2023
This excavation was carried out in 1978 with the aim of recovering any archaeological remains that might have existed on the site of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avignonet, mentioned in a charter of the Abbey of Lérins at the beginning of the 11th century.
For the medieval period, work carried out in 1980 revealed a number of new coffered tombs that complete the topography of the necropolis, which was linked to the priory in its earliest period. They were located to the north of the chapel and to the east of the chevet, under the hill on which it stood.
As far as the ancient period is concerned…
For the medieval period, work carried out in 1980 revealed a number of new coffered tombs that complete the topography of the necropolis, which was linked to the priory in its earliest period. They were located to the north of the chapel and to the east of the chevet, under the hill on which it stood.
As far as the ancient period is concerned…
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