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Saint François de Sales

Saint Francis de Sales

Thorens-Glières 1567 - Lyon 1622
Bishop of Genève
(Wikipedia)

Alexandre Descatoire
Siot-Decauville
1924

Description

Bronze statue of St. Francis de Sales as a bishop, seated in a chair with his right hand on a large book.

Inscription(s)

A SAINT
FRANÇOIS DE SALES

1567-1622

—

gloire de la savoie et des lettres
français

eveque et prince de geneve
docteur de l'eglise
fondateur de l'ordre de la
visitation _1610_
—
"un jour viendra que de m'aymer
ne sera plus reproche a personne"

(lettres mars 1615)

ce monument
a ete eleve
par souscription publique
sur l'initiative de
l'academie florimontane
. 1924 .

auteur
de
l'introduction a la vie devote
_1609_
—
fondateur
de
l'academie florimontane
_1606_

Signed: a. descatoire jean weitmenn (albertville)
(text plaques): f.f. crans

Sculptor

Alexandre Descatoire (Douai 1874 - Marquette-lez-Lille 1949), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, Monument à Saint François de Sales - Annecy.

Locatie (N 45°53'51" - E 6°7'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra011; Photograph: 6 June 2013
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