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Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

(early 4th century), Virgin princess, martyr; she was condemned to death on the spiked breaking wheel, but, at her touch, it shattered
(Wikipedia).

Joseph-Hugues Fabisch
1866

Description

Large stone statue of Saint Catherine in a richly decorated niche.

Sculptor

Joseph-Hugues Fabisch (Aix-en-Provence 1812 - Lyon 1886), French sculptor (Wikipedia – Musée du Diocèse de Lyon).

Sources & Information

Séverine Penlou, Rôles et fonctions de la sculpture religieuse à Lyon de 1850 à 1914 (thèse Lyon 2, 2008) (PDF on-line), cat. 913.
Catherine de Rivaz, et al., Guide des Madones de Lyon (Lyon, 2008), p. 38.

Locatie (N 45°46'3" - E 4°49'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra120; Photograph: 12 August 2018
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