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Philibert Berthelier

c. 1465 - Genève 1519
Swiss patriot, an uncompromising enemy of the Duke of Savoy in his ambition to lord it over Genève; beheaded in 1519 in front of the castle, accused to have comploted to kill the bishop of Geneva
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Ampellio Regazzoni
G. Piazza (Milano)
1909

Description

Statue of Berthelier chained to the wall.

Inscription(s)

PHILIBERT BERTHELIER

†

1519

On the wall next to the statue:

non moriar sed
vivam et narrabo
opera domini

Signed: A Regazzoni 1909
Fonderia G. PIAZZA Milano

Annotation

Unveiled 30 May 1909.

A little bit more to the left is a commemorative plaque:

a la mémore
de
Philibert Berthelier
décapité
povr avoir defendv
les libertés et franchises
de sa patrie
1519
non moriar sed vivam et narrabo opera domini

philib. berthelier

The Latin quote is in translation "I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord." (Ps. 117, 17).

Sculptor

Ampellio Regazzoni (Chiasso 1870 - Bern 1931), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon).

Sources & Information

Journal de Genève, 29 May 1909 (through Archives Historiques Le Temps).

Locatie (N 46°12'17" - E 6°8'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chge035; Photograph: 5 June 2013
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