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Sainte Philomène

Saint Philomena

Corfu, Greece 291 - Rome 304
Virgin and martyr; patron saint of infants, babies, and youth
(Wikipedia)

Charles Dufraine
1881

Description

Bronze statue of Saint Philomena, holding a palm branch and pointing to the basilica.

Inscription(s)

DIVÆ PHILUMENÆ
v. et m.
J.M.B. VIANNEY
dilectissimæ
QUOD
invenit et sculpsit d. dufraine
HOC
d. toccanier parœcia peregrini
festivus cum cantibus
erexerunt
die iv augusti mdccclxxxi

Sculptor

Charles Dufraine (Saint-Germain-du-Plain 1827 - Lyon 1900), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de l'Ain.
Séverine Penlou, Rôles et fonctions de la sculpture religieuse à Lyon de 1850 à 1914 (thèse Lyon 2, 2008) (PDF on-line), cat. 23.

Locatie (N 45°59'41" - E 4°49'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra276; Photograph: 17 August 2018
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