Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Saint Florian

The town of Chaource (pop. 1100) is known for the Chaource cheese and the church dedicated to Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The choir was part of a church built within the 14th century, but from 1531 on the old nave got torn down and was replaced by the nave and aisles seen here. Chapels were added to the structure – and a great number of sculptures were collected. They survived iconoclasts and revolutionary vandals and now are on display. Saint Florian (aka "Florian of Lorch"), a martyr under Diocletian's reign and now the patron saint of firefighters? He is often seen extinguishing fires and rescuing people, - but as a Roman soldier, he "normally" wears a kind of uniform and does not hold a bible...