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Saint Jean-Baptiste et Sainte Marie (?)

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Mary (?)

ca. 1870

Contz-les-Bains / Saint Jean-Baptiste et Sainte Marie (?)

Description

Two statues in niches in the front façade of the church.

Saint Jean-Baptiste - Saint John the Baptist, with a sheep on a book.
(c. 6 BC- c. 36 AD), itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus at "Bethany beyond the Jordan." (Wikipedia).
probably Sainte Marie - Saint Mary, crowned and with a lily.

Annotation

The church is build 1869-1871, designed by the architect C. Jacquemin from Metz.

Location (N 49°27'14" - E 6°20'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo139; Photograph: 16 June 2011
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