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Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Nord
Nord - Pas-de-Calais

Rue Jean Jaurès
(Église Saint-Martin)

La Vierge à l'enfant, St. André et St. Matthieu

Saint Mary, Saint Andrew and Saint Matthew

Jaspard Marsy
before 1680

Le Cateau-Cambrésis / La Vierge à l'enfant, St. André et St. Matthieu

Description

Barock façade with three statues in niches:

(center, above entrance) La Vierge à l'enfant / St. Mary with child
Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (Wikipedia).
(left) St. André -
St. Andrew apostle and the brother of Saint Peter; founder and the first bishop of the Church of Byzantium. Protector of fishermen, in particular. He is shown with a saltire cross, in accordance with the way in which he died (Wikipedia).
(right) St. Matthieu, with the evangelium (broken off, together with his hands) - one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an angel. As patron saint of book-keepers, tax collectors and security forces, he is also depicted with writing utensils (Wikipedia).

Sculptor

Jaspard Marsy (Cambrai 1624/25-1681), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Information sign inside the church.

Locatie (N 50°6'16" - E 3°32'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp012; Photograph: 23 May 2011
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