Saint-Roch Theme Pages

A legendary figure that is supposed to have been the son of the Governor of Montpellier. He is associated with the plague as he was supposed to have been infected whilst caring for the sick, but was cured with the help of a dog that feed him with food that the dog had taken from his master.

16th century statue of St Roch in the church of Saint-Pierre, Muesnes.

Terracotta sculpture of St Roch at Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montrésor dated to the end of the C16 or early C17.

 

 

19th century stained glass image of Saint Roch by the Julien Fournier Studio. Church of Saint-Martin, Couffy.