Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The church is inaugurated 1933 and is considered one of the major works of architect Pierre Leprince-Ringuet (1874-1954), with sculptures by Gaumont. The front façade of the church is decorated with several concrete reliefs.

Above the portal is a almost freestanding statue of Saint Martin on horseback, sharing his cloak with a beggar.
St. Martin (Savaria, Pannonia (now Szombathely, Hungary), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul 397), 3rd Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints (Wikipedia).

Flanking the upper part of the porch are reliefs with the symbols of the four evangelists.

Lion (St. Mark)

Angel (St. Matthew)

Eagle (St. John the Evangelist).

Bull (St. Luke).

In the tympanum is the coat-of-arms of Masnières, flanked by two female saints.

In the jambs left and right of the doors are two reliefs, and at the top the Lamb of God.

Blessing a married couple?

Lamb of God

Blessing of a child

Sculptor

• Marcel Gaumont (Tours 1880 - Paris 1962), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Tourisme Cambresis, Église Saint-Martin de Masnières.
• La Voix du Nord, D’hier à aujourd’hui : l’église Saint-Martin de Masnières .

Tags

• Town: Masnières
• Département: Nord
• Région: Nord - Pas-de-Calais
• Country: France
• Evangelists (Four)
• Façade with statues (church)
• Gaumont, Marcel

Locatie (N 50°7'0" - E 3°12'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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