Pulpit (Amanlis)

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Pulpit in Amanlis

The pulpit in the Catholic Church of St-Martin in Amanlis , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in 1708. The pulpit was added to the list of architectural monuments in France in 1911 as Monument historique .

The wooden pulpit was made by Mathurin Gambier from Rennes . The sound cover, which is richly decorated, is crowned by an angel.

The pulpit is decorated with the four evangelists and their symbols . It is supported by a round support.

The pulpit can be reached via a wooden staircase with carved reliefs.

  • Evangelist Luke with bull

  • Evangelist John with eagle

  • Evangelist Mark with a lion

  • Evangelist Matthew in human form

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 746.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chaire à prêcher in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ 25.3 "  N , 1 ° 28 ′ 29"  W.