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(Église priorale de Saint-Quirin)

Saint Quirin

Saint Quirinus of Neuss

Roman tribune, martyr, said to have been decapitated in 116.
Numerous wells and springs were dedicated to him. He was invoked against the bubonic plague, smallpox, and gout; he was also considered a patron saint of animals
(Wikipedia)
(Wikipedia)

1722

Description

Stone statue in a niche above the entrance of the church.

Inscription(s)

sancte qvirine
ora pro nobis

ANNO 1722 TEMPLUM HOC CUM TURRIBUS EXTRUI
FECIT R.D. EDMUNDUS HERB . CAPITULARIS
MAURI MONASTERII ET HUIUS LOCI PRIOR
SUMPTIBUS PRIORATUS SUB R^mo D^no ANSELMO
DICTI MON[ASTE]RII ABBATE ET HUIUS LOCI DOMINO

Annotation

Above the door of the adjoining priory ('prieuré') is a relief in scalloped rococo style, containing three medallions showing in relief Saint Martin and Saint Quirin (the patron saints of Marmoutier and Saint-Quirin) and a cross and a palm of martyrdom, below these the date 1711.

Saint-Quirin - Saint Martin et Saint Quirin

Sources & Information

Ministere de culture, Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel.

Locatie (N 48°36'32" - E 7°3'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo143; Photograph: 14 April 2012
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