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Saint-Pierre-Église
Manche
Basse-Normandie

Rue de l'Église ☒
(Église Saint-Pierre)

Saint Pierre (de Arnolfo di Cambio)

Saint Peter (by Arnolfo di Cambio)

(Greek: Πέτρος, Pétros, "stone, rock"; possibly died AD 67)
apostle, first pope; patron saint of locksmiths and confessors. Usually holding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven
(Wikipedia)

Arnolfo di Cambio
ca. 1300 (copy)

Saint-Pierre-Église / Saint Pierre (de Arnolfo di Cambio)

Description

Statue of St. Peter sitting on a throne, in the hall of the church. The statue is a replica of the bronze statue by Arnolfo di Cambio, sculpted ca. 1300, the now located at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

Sculptor

Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1240 - 1300/1310), Italian architect and sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 49°40'7" - W 1°24'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn132; Photograph: 8 August 2015
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