Saint Avertin
An English deacon and disciple of Saint Thomas Becket in the 12th century, Avertin settled in Touraine after the martyrdom of his master. He…
Iconographic attribute
statue
4 saints
Our Lady of Good Deliverance (Black Madonna of Paris)
Venerated at the church of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès in Paris, this Black Madonna became the center of an illustrious confraternity in the 16th…
Our Lady of Kientzheim
In 1466, to protect a statue of the Virgin from the war, it was transferred from Siegolsheim to Kientzheim. On August 7, 1466, the statue wa…
Saint Valeric (Valeric)
A nobleman from Reims born around 530, Valeric retired to the Limousin after a pilgrimage to Limoges. A hermit at the foot of Mount Bernage,…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are depicted with statue?
Saints depicted with statue: Saint Avertin, Our Lady of Good Deliverance (Black Madonna of Paris), Our Lady of Kientzheim and Saint Valeric (Valeric).