Saint Andrew (left) and Saint Matthew, sculpted in wood in 1721. Heads and upper bodies of two of 12 polychrome apostle statues flanking the entrance to a Breton church, L’Eglise Saint Sauveur in Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France. Matthew holds a spear, symbol of his martyrdom, rather than a pen, symbol of his evangelism. The statues have recently been restored and repainted.
L’Eglise Saint Sauveur, Le Faou, Finistère, Brittany, France: Saint Andrew (left) and Saint Matthew, two 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. Both Saint Andrew and Saint Mathew were among Jesus’s 12 Apostles. Matthew holds a spear, symbol of his martyrdom, rather than a pen, symbol of his evangelism. Andrew, a Galilean fisherman, was singled out to be Christ’s first disciple, preached the Gospel in lands around the Black Sea and in Greece and was eventually crucified on an X-shaped cross in Patras. He is the patron saint of Scotland. 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
Model Released: No
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