May 04 2015, 18:21

Visited a Breton church where

a) the Virgin Mary LIES under a blanket, with Jesus also under a blanket beside her

b) ships are around

c) the altar is made in clay modeling technique.

Chapelle du Yaudet. There is no information available in Russian or English online, so I will translate some details.

Handwritten text on the wall states that at the bedside sits God the Father in a crown with a scepter and the book of biography (more precisely “Le livre de la généalogie”), flanked by Mary’s parents, St. Anne and St. Joachim. The Holy Spirit appears as a dove.

The image of Mary lying down is generally a rare thing. In Brittany, there are other places where this is found (listed).

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