Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Relief in the tympanum of St. Paul's church showing the conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus. The portal was built in 1877 by the architect Frééric Benoît

In the tympanum of the side porch is a square stone with a polychrome relief of St. Paul. This is placed here in 1987 and is a molding of a marble bas-relief currently at the Gadagne Museum. It originates from the cloister of St. Paul's church and belonged to the tomb of a certain Richard.

Sculptor

• Joseph-Hugues Fabisch (Aix-en-Provence 1812 - Lyon 1886), French sculptor (Wikipedia – Musée du Diocèse de Lyon).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Église Saint-Paul de Lyon.
• Lieux sacrés, L'église Saint-Paul de Lyon.
• J.B. Martin, Histoire des églises et chapelles de Lyon (Lyon 1908-1909), vol. I (PDF on-line), p. 171-180.
• Catherine de Rivaz, et al., Guide des Madones de Lyon (Lyon, 2008), p. 88.

Tags

• Town: Lyon
• Département: Rhône
• Région: Rhône-Alpes
• Country: France
• Fabisch, Joseph-Hugues
• Paul, Conversion of St.
• Paul, St.
• Tympanum

Locatie (N 45°45'59" - E 4°49'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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