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Reliefs avec Saint Jean-Marie Vianney

Reliefs with Saint John Vianney

Saint Jean-Marie Vianney
Dardilly, Rhône 1786 - Ars 1859
French parish priest; patron saint of parish priests; often referred to as the "Curé d'Ars" (i.e., Parish Priest of Ars)

Paul-Émile Millefaut
1862

Ars-sur-Formans / Reliefs avec Saint Jean-Marie Vianney

Description

Two reliefs above the north resp. the south doors of the Saint Sixtus basilica, built by the architect Pierre-Marie Bossan in 1862.

Ars-sur-Formans - Reliefs avec Saint Jean-Marie Vianney
Le Curé d'Ars offrant la nouvelle église à sainte Philomène / St. Jean-Marie Vianney offers the new church to St. Philomena
God and the Holy Ghost are watching.
St. Mary sits on a throne with Jesus in her arms, to her left kneels St. Jean-Marie Vianney and on her right side offers a kneeling angel her a crown.

Signature

(south) e. millefavt

Sculptor

Paul-Émile Millefaut (La Roche-de-Glun 1848 - Lyon 1907), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Patrimoine(s) de l'Ain, Basilique Saint-Sixte d'Ars-sur-Formans.

Location (N 45°59'32" - E 4°49'22")

Item Code: frra271; Photograph: 17 August 2018
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