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Top ornament lateral part of the altarpiece of the chapel. Gilded small alcove sheltering gilded statue of crowned Saint Augustine.
“Saint Augustine”. Pierre-Noël Levasseur (1690-1770).
Gilded and polychromed wood. 1730-1736.

Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine

In the 5th century, Saint Augustine wrote a Rule for religious congregations. Our nuns followed this “Rule” from 1572 to the end of Vatican II Council.You will find this saint in a number or places throughout the Monastery. In fact, our original house of 1642 bears his name.

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