Chasuble, Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, Poissy

Chasuble with orfroi embroidery in gold, 1910, with medallion of Saint Louis holding the crown of thorns on a cushion; the crown of thorns with 3 nails; baptismal font with 3 crosses and Louis de Poissy, and banner of Saint Denis, from the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. Saint Louis or King Louis IX of France was born in Poissy in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13431617

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45119202

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3737px x 5553px (11.0MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen