Like all crosses in general, this one appears to have been restored, leaving it with an excessively short shaft on a salvaged base, with no inscriptions. Only the summit cross is of any interest, featuring a Christ on the Cross - probably from the late 18th century - on the west side, and a charming representation of the Trijumeaux in a shield on the opposite side looking towards Longeau. When you consider that Christianity in Langres is reputed to have been brought by Saint Bénigne from Burgundy to Saints-Geosmes in the 3rd century, where he is said to have converted the Trijumeaux and their grandmother Léonille (precisely via the Roman road that runs under the main road in Longeau), you can understand why this legendary story was so important to the landscape. It was a way of making the hagiographic myth more credible among the peasants of yesteryear (a pious lie?), as the wooden triumphs visible in a façade at Verseilles-le-Bas do not do otherwise. This undated cross has been listed on the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques since 21 October 1925.
Croix des Saints-Jumeaux à Verseilles-le-Haut
