Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Built between 1875 and 1882 by architect Clair Tisseur the entrances of the church have never been used, since there was not enough space for a parvis with stairs in the small street and it was not allowed to demolish the barracks opposite the church, as was planned. The church is since 1984 no longer used for services and vandalised.

At the top of the façade is a statue of the Good Shepherd, and the three entrances each have a tympanum with a relief by Jules Campanat.

Center: Laissez venir à moi les petis enfants / Let the little children come to me
Left: Adoration des Mages / The Adoration of the Magi	Right: Saint Joseph patron de l'Église universelle / Saint Joseph patron of the universal Church

Artist

• Jules Comparat, French sculptor.

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. 263-265.
• J.B. Martin, Histoire des églises et chapelles de Lyon (Lyon 1908-1909), vol. II (PDF on-line), p. 172-177.
• La Tribune de l'Art, 15 Febr. 2012, Le Bon-Pasteur et Saint-Bernard, deux églises en péril au cœur de Lyon.

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Location (N 45°46'17" - E 4°49'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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