Statue of St Samson, Cathedral Saint-Samson, Dol-de-Bretagne

Stone statue of St Samson in the Chapelle Absidiale, dedicated to St Samson, built early 14th century during the episcopacy of Jean du Bosc, to the South of the Sacristy in the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The apsidal chapel also contains the tombs of Jean Louis de Bouschet de Sourches, Mathurin de Pledran, Antoine de Revol, Mathieu Thoreau and Jean-Francois Dondel. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13440474

Media ID

45133692

Size

7087px x 6739px (10.8MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen