City: Saint-Priest is a municipality
in the area of Rhône-Alpes, in the department of the
Rhône. This place is found in the southeastern suburbs
of Lyon. The inhabitants, 41,000 in 2010, are called San-Priods
or San-Priots.
A little bit of history:-
The discovery of the blockhouse walls, pieces pottery
and stone made objects give witness to a human presence from
around 2000 BC. Some remains are even older. The first signs
of habitation is notable from the remains of hamlets which
were found over several hectares of ground. This habitation
appears to be mainly based on agriculture and is dated around
the 11th century BC. This was the Gallo-Roman era.
In the middle ages Saint-Priest belonged to the duchy
of Savoy in the French Alps. Phillip VI bought the county
Dauphiné from Humbert II in 1349. The paired title
Dauphin went to France. The first French man who carried this
title was his grandson Charles V, king of France from 1364
up to 1380. Following a conflict between the county Dauphiné
and duchy Savoy Saint-Priest was placed under the Dauphiné
in 1355. The first lord of Saint-Priest was Knight Humbert
Richard, Lord of Saint-Symphorie d’Ozon who in 1336
received the castle by means of a gift from the abbey of Ania.
Up until the beginning of the 20th century the village was
more orientated towards agriculture. After the First World
War the city became an industrial development.
Building: Church of Saint-Priest.
The first time that this church was mentioned was in
1833. The church was dedicated by abbot Revol, pastor of the
parish, on December 25, 1838. The choir block of the current
church originated from the old private chapel of the earl
of Saint-Priest.
Object: At the left-hand side
of the entrance is a pillar with a barrel of holy water. On
this one can see a biblical scene, namely Jesus who is being
baptized by John the Baptist. A dove, which presents the spirit
of God, dominates the scene.
On top, inside a triangle, is the tetragrammaton.
