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Givors
Rhône
Rhône-Alpes

Chemin de la Madone

Vierge de Cras

Our Lady of Cras

Établissements Prénat (Givors)
1855

Description

Large statue of Saint Mary with folded hands. It was erected in 1855 to protect the city from cholera on the initiative of the mayor of Givors, Edouard Glas. The statue served as a model for the design of the Virgin of Puy-en-Velay (1860).

Inscription(s)

A
MARIE
les
habitants
de la
VILLE
de
GIVORS

in me
speraverunt
non sunt
CONFUSI

Givors - Vierge de Cras

Sources & Information

Ville de Givors, Patrimoine givordin.
123Balade, la Vierge de Cras contre le choléra - Givors.

Locatie (N 45°34'47" - E 4°46'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra223; Photograph: 15 August 2018
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