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Lunéville
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L'abbé Grégoire

Henri Grégoire, often referred to as Abbé Grégoire
Vého 1750 - Paris 1831
French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and revolutionary leader
(Wikipedia)

Paul Niclausse
1955

Description

Stone statue.

Inscription(s)

av
conventionnel
GREGOIRE
1750 - 1831
—
ai vecv sans lachete
le vevx movrir sans remords

egalite civile
et politiqve
liberte de conscience
—

l'histoire des rois
est le martyrologe
des nations
—
14 jvillet 1789 - 21 septembre 1792
—

il favt qve
l'edvcation pvbliqve
s'empare de la generation
qvi nait
—

Annotation

The present statue is a replacement for a bronze statue by Bailly of 1885, which was taken in 1942 during the Second World War. The statue is inaugurated 16 July 1955 by Gaston Monerville.

Old Postcard(s)

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Sculptor

Paul Niclausse (Metz 1879 - Paris 1958), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Françoise Job, 'Les deux statues de l'abbé Grégoire à Lunéville (1885 et 1955),' in Le Pays lorrain 1980, 1, p. 35-42 (not seen, only reference).

Locatie (N 48°35'53" - E 6°29'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo083; Photograph: 14 June 2011
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