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Sainte-Anne d'Auray
Morbihan
Bretagne

Rue de Vannes 9
(Sanctuaire - Fontaine miraculeuse)

Sainte Anne et Marie

Saint Anna with Mary

mother of the Virgin Mary. She is often depicted with Mary as a child or a young girl
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
Chapal (Auray)
1898

Sainte-Anne d'Auray / Sainte Anne et Marie

Description

Bronze statue of Saint Anne with Mary as girl, on a high granite pedestal with three basins, and with eight coats of arms (upper series, the capitals of the Breton departements except Morbihan: Quimper, Nantes, Rennes, and Saint-Brieuc; lower series, the towns of Morbihan: Pontivy, Lorient, Vannes and an unknown coat of arms).

Quimper	Nantes	Rennes	Saint-Brieuc
Pontivy	Lorient	Vannes	unknown

At this fountain, Sainte Anne appeared for the first time to Yves Nicolazic in 1624.

Inscription(s)

Signed: CHAPAL. fondeur / a auray

Sculptor

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

Sources & Information

Topic Topos, Patrimoine des communes de France.
Patrimoine de France, Oeuvres.

Locatie (N 47°42'16" - W 2°57'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr094; Photograph: 30 May 2012
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