Themed images for Saint-Giles.

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Thu, 08/27/2009 - 16:01 - Medieval fresco depicting scenes from the life of St. Giles. Collegiate Church of St Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, France 27/08/2009.

These frescoes are in the C11 crypt of the church. The Crypt is though to be an earlier church upon which the church above was built. The paintings are C12-C13 and reputed to be the leading examples of Franch Art of the period.
link to flickr

This 14th-century wall painting at Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher depicts the history and miracles of St. Giles, one of the most venerated saints of medieval France. The work originally consisted of four scenes, though the right-hand section has been lost. On the left, the saint offers his tunic to a cripple; in the next scene he heals a man bitten by a snake; and in the third, he calms the sea.