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A tomb effigy full of secrets - HBM

A tomb effigy full of secrets - HBM
In the almost 1000-year-old church of Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau, the only tomb effigy in the Orne department can be found in the south transept (a tomb effigy is a funerary statue representing a deceased person recumbent). It is depicted wearing typical 15th century armour, but the archive texts mention that the person depicted was a nobleman from the Ledin de la Chaslerie family. However, this person had lived in the 17th century! Mysteries of history...

UN GISANT PLEIN DE SECRETS. À l’église presque millénaire.Notre-Dame-sur-l’Eau, on peut découvrir le seul gisant de l'Orne dans le transept Sud (un gisant est une statue funéraire représentant un défunt étendu). Celui-ci a été représenté avec une armure typique du XVe siècle, mais les textes d’archives mentionnent que la personne représentée fut un noble de la famille Ledin de la Chaslerie. Cependant, cette personne avait vécu au XVIIe siècle ! Mystères de l'histoire...

EIN GISANT VOLLER GEHEIMNISSE. In der fast 1000-jährigen Kirche Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau kann man im südlichen Querschiff den einzigen Gisant des Departments Orne entdecken (ein Gisant ist eine Grabfigur, die einen liegenden Verstorbenen darstellt). Dieser wurde mit einer typischen Rüstung aus dem 15. Jh. dargestellt, doch in den Archivtexten wird erwähnt, dass es sich bei der dargestellten Person um einen Adligen aus der Familie Ledin de la Chaslerie handelte. Diese Person hatte jedoch im 17. Jh. gelebt ! Geheimnisse der Geschichte...

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34 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
beautiful tomb; well captured.
hBM
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thanks Jaap, an interesting find. Have a good week.
3 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Jaap voit juste.
La photo grande est très belle et l'endoit magnifique.
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to J. Gafarot club
Merci José, l'histoire de ce gisant était indiqué sur un panneau, je trouvais cela vraiment intéressant. Bonne semaine.
3 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Une oeuvre superbe et effectivement mystérieuse!
Bonne semaine****
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
Merci Jean-Pierre, juste 200 ans de différence - les secrets de l'histoire ;-) Bonne semaine à toi aussi (toujours sur l'île de la Réunion ?).
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Maybe the artist found a XVth century armour was more imponent...
HBM Christa
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Xata club
Thanks Isabel, or you have to be wary of ancient writings, which were often written after the event and embellish the facts... Have a nice week.
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Ineresting notes and images, Christa. HBM and have a good week.
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to tiabunna club
Thanks George, this old church with its almost 1000 years is really a splendor to discover, Have a nice week.
3 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A strange story for sure. Thanks for sharing.

HBM, enjoy the week. Herb
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Thanks Herb, it's a little bit weird, but I like those odd stories. Wishing you a nice week.
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Interesting capture and an unusual story Christa
HBM and a good week
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thanks Roger, the place is really interesting to explore. Enjoy the new week.
3 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Two excellent images Christa and an interesting story. I imagine these oddities happened all the time. Even with more recent history different sources will give different dates for events or construction and opening dates of structures, so a little poetic licence by the sculptor so many years ago may be forgiven!!!

HBM and have a good week
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Ecobird club
Thanks Carol, and I assume that facts or events were often embellished in the old writings, or presented differently than they were in reality... But as you said, a little poetry is welcome... Wishing you a nice and sunny week.
3 years ago.
 John Lawrence
John Lawrence
Thanks for posting your wonderful picture to the Churches and all religious buildings group

www.ipernity.com/group/churches and all religious buildings
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to John Lawrence
Thanks for your welcome, John.
3 years ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
Beautiful image. Thanks for the info HBM Have a great week
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Dinesh club
Thanks Dinesh, this old almost 1000-year-old church has still its mysteries.... Have a nice week.
3 years ago.
 Kawasirius
Kawasirius club
Un repos éternel pour lequel il serait difficile de découvrir son passé bien que ses origines soient connues ! Un partage intéressant, Christa !
Bonne semaine, HBM !
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Kawasirius club
Merci Henri, difficile reste la quête de connaître la vérité pour ce gisant, qui renfermera probablement à tout jamais les clés de son histoire.... Bonne semaine.
3 years ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
Consistency could only be maintained if this gentleman had lived 200 years. It's really a mystery. Have a nice new week, Christa.
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro club
Thanks Anton, 200 years is quite a long time, except for Methuselah, the biblical patriarch who is said to have died at the age of around 900 !!! Have a good week.
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
und vor allem: Warum hat man ihm den Mund mit einem Pflaster verklebt?
Sehr mysteriös... ;-)
HBM und eine schöne Woche!
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
Danke Markus. Hat man nicht, dem armen Kerl fehlt ein Stückchen Mund !! Die Statue ist aus Kalkstein, da bröckelt es schon an einigen Stellen... Eine sonnige Woche.
3 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Ohne Geheimnisse wäre unsere Welt langweilig.
HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche, Christa!
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to trester88 club
Danke WIlhelm, da hast du recht. Und wie sagte schon Voltaire ? "Das Geheimnis, langweilig zu sein, besteht darin, dass man alles sagt"... Eine gute neue Woche.
3 years ago.
 Sarah P.
Sarah P.
History is indeed so often mysterious -- even our own! Ah, if only we could time-travel!
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Sarah P.
Thanks Sarah, I would love to do this (time-travel)... Have a nice week.
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
HBM--Christa mysterieos figuur met een plastic mondmasker na 200 jaar zal hij zeker niets meer te zeggen hebben ---ik wens je hele mooie week
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Danke Fred. Haha, gut gesehen, aber das ist keine Plastikmundmaske (!!), sondern ihm ist ein Stück vom Mund herausgebrochen...
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Beeindruckend, Christa ! Hab ne gute Woche ! HBM !
3 years ago.
Christa1004 club has replied to Ulrich John club
Danke Ulrich, das fand ich auch. Noch eine schöne Restwoche.
3 years ago.

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