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Cherbourg-Octeville
Manche
Basse-Normandie

Rue du Val de Saire
(Centre Hospitalier Louis Pasteur)

La charité, l'espérance et la foi

Charity, Hope and Faith

Description

On the façade of the Hôpital Civile (now Centre Hospitalier Louis Pasteur) are three stone statues, inside the gate are a further two statues of the same allegories as the ones flanking the gate. They probably represent the three virtues Charity, Hope and Faith.

Cherbourg-Octeville - La charité, l'espérance et la foi
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La Charité / Charity, woman with two children, at the top of the fronton
L'Espérance / Hope, woman with an anchor, to the left of the gate.
La Foi / Faith, Woman with open book, to the right of the gate.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 49°38'18" - W 1°36'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn125; Photograph: 7 August 2015
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