In 2018 > Ariane Epars – Monument
This chapel is a completely modest building, both in its proportions and in its decor: it consists of a single nave extended by a paneled choir. A series of paintings evoking different episodes from the life of the Virgin occupy the blind walls of the nave. The chapel is dedicated to Saint Philomena: this young woman was the subject of worship from 1805 to 1961 after the discovery of bones found in 1802 in the catacomb of Priscilla, in Rome.
An inscription “Filumena” (transcribed as Philomena) was taken for the name of the buried person, herself identified as a young virgin girl and martyr in the enthusiasm of the time without however having any historical certainty. A painting representing this young woman is attached to the bedside wall of the choir.
Text by Joël GUIRAUD
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