Saint Michel (Larchant)

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Sculpture of St. Michael in Larchant

The Saint Michel sculpture in the St-Mathurin basilica in Larchant , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne department of the Île-de-France region , was created in the 14th century.

In 1948, the sculpture of Archangel Michael was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .

The approximately 75 centimeter high stone sculpture depicts St. Michael defeating Lucifer . It originally stood on the facade above a window.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 154.

Web links

Commons : Saint Michel (Larchant)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Saint Michel in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 2.5 "  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 46.3"  E