Croix de l'Évangile

The Croix de l'Évangile stands at a busy intersection where the Rue de l'Évangile meets the Rue d'Aubervilliers. It is a stone cross set upon a pedestal, marking a site that long served as a boundary for travelers entering Paris. In the eighteenth century, the cross became a known landmark for processions. During the construction of nearby rail yards, workers uncovered bones and fragments of older structures, suggesting this quiet marker sits atop a much older, forgotten cemetery from the medieval era.