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Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
Seine-Maritime
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Rue Guillaume le Conquérant
(Église Saint-Victor)

Guillaume le Conquérant

William the Conqueror

c. 1028 - 1087
Duke of Normandy and King of England.
(Wikipedia)

13th century

Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye / Guillaume le Conquérant

Description

Stone statue of William the Conquerer as a youth. The statue stands on a round column partly in a niche in the church wall. The statue was erected by the monks of Saint-Victor-en-Caux, which was restored by William.

Inscription(s)

On the column is a hardly readable text.

... statue du xii siecle
... guillaume le conquerant
... normandie et roi d'angleterre
... l'abbaye de st. victor-en-caux

... statue a ete placee tot en 1864
... ... de m. le senateur-prefet
...gentil maire de st. victor
...ins de m. l'abbe coches

Annotation

The head of the statue is a 19th century restoration.

Sources & Information

Ministere de culture, Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Réf. PM76001850.
Mondes Normands, Statue élevée au duc Guillaume.
François Bourdelet, Saint Victor et son église.

Locatie (N 49°40'29" - E 1°7'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frhn093; Photograph: 31 July 2015
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