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Montée des Carmélites (1e)
(Couvent de la congrégation des sœurs de Saint Charles)

Saint Charles Borromée et deux Vierges

Saint Charles Borromeo and two Saint Mary's

artist unknown
c. 1865

Lyon / Saint Charles Borromée et deux Vierges

Description

The Monastère des Carmélites was built between 1850 and 1857. The tympanum above the entrance of the chapel has a relief showing Saint Charles Borromeo, and in the top of the façade a niche with a statue of Saint Mary. In the tympanum of the entrance of the convent stands a statue of Saint Mary.

Lyon - Saint Charles Borromée et deux Vierges
The chapel with relief of Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Mary in a niche in the top of the façade of the chapel
Entrance of the convent with a statue of St. Mary

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Geneawiki, 69123 - Couvent des sœurs de Saint Charles.
Séverine Penlou, Rôles et fonctions de la sculpture religieuse à Lyon de 1850 à 1914 (thèse Lyon 2, 2008) (PDF on-line), cat. 872.
Catherine de Rivaz, et al., Guide des Madones de Lyon (Lyon, 2008), p. 94.

Locatie (N 45°46'13" - E 4°49'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra193; Photograph: 14 August 2018
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