Saint Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist holds a spear, symbol of his martyrdom, rather than a pen, symbol of his evangelism. Head and shoulders of one of 12 polychrome apostle statues, sculpted in wood in 1721, that flank the entrance to a Breton church, L’Eglise Saint Sauveur in Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France. The statues have recently been restored and repainted.
L’Eglise Saint Sauveur, Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France: Saint Matthew, one of 12 polychrome apostle statues, sculpted in wood and dated 1721, in the southern porch and flanking the main entrance to the church of Saint Saviour. The statues have recently been restored and repainted. Saint Matthew, one of Jesus’s 12 Apostles, holds a spear, symbol of his martyrdom, rather than a pen, symbol of his evangelism. He stands in a niche with a scallop-shell hood, its border decorated with sculpted rosettes. The current church of Saint Saviour was rebuilt between 1544 and 1680 with a 17th century domed bell tower, double transept and ornately sculpted south porch. The south sacristy was rebuilt in 1877. Le Faou is the northern gateway to the Crozon Peninsula, situated on the River Aulne estuary.
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Location: L’Eglise Saint Sauveur, Church of Saint Saviour, Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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