I've never seen anything like the calvery at Guéhenno. The original was damaged during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution but a later rector Abbé Jacquot rebuilt it starting in 1853, using some of the original materials and adding his own sculptures.
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| Christ in His tomb |
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| Detail on the side of the ossuary |
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| We found it strange that all the children's graves were grouped together, unnamed, behind the church with no explanation. |
2 comments:
Fantastic photos showing how beautiful Brittany is. 'er from Brittany
Quite wonderful pics but I NEED to know the background to the children's graves, bruv !!
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