Mural Paintings in the Cluniac Chapel of Berze-la-Ville #3
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Mural Paintings in the Cluniac Chapel of Berze-la-Ville #3
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RicardMN Photography
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Martyrdom of Saint Blaise. Mural Paintings in the Cluniac Chapel of Berze-la-Ville, France.
Former Cluniac priory chapel in Burgundy, France. The two-storey chapel, constructed in the early 12th century, is situated south of its mother house, Cluny Abbey. In 1887 important wall paintings were uncovered in the upper chapel, which comprises a single-cell nave (l. 7.50 m) with a slightly pointed barrel vault, a short choir (l. 2.70 m), and a semicircular apse.
The middle sections is pierced with three apertures flanked by two blind arches, in which are represented the scenes of the martyrdom of St Blaise to the north and St Vincent to the south.
Blaise, was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey). According to the Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron combs, and beheaded. (Description from qantara-med.org and wikipedia)
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January 2nd, 2020
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