Altarpiece, Our Lady of Mont Carmel Chapel, Perpignan

The Chapel of Our Lady of Mont Carmel, with its early 18th century altarpiece originally from the Church of Grands-Carmes in Perpignan, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. A statue of the Virgin and child is flanked by statues of the Jesuit saints St Stanislas Kostka, 1550-91 and St Louis de Gonzaue, 1568-91. Below is the coat of arms of the monastic order and statuettes of St Francois Xavier, 1506-52, Jesuit missionary in India, and St Jerome, hermit in Palestine and translator of the bible. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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