From its prestigious past, the village has retained Frolois a statue of Christ the links (also called Bon Dieu de Pitié) a copy of which is right of the road to Pierrefonds and Pulligny, ready the place called Valailles which is identified as the place where the plague came from the village to finish their life.
Dated the first quarter of the sixteenth century, Christ is shown seated at the time of the Passion, hands bound by ties, a crown of thorns encircling his head. This type of statue is often found in cemeteries (as at Marville, Meuse, for example) or near an ossuary.
original Christ was put inside the parish church to avoid any future damage and theft. Indeed, the statue had been damaged during the first world war by soldiers who amused themselves by shooting him. Then, in March 1973, it was stolen but fortunately recovered in October of that year, near the abandoned farm Voirincourt, two steps Laneuvelotte, and SEICHAMPS Velaine sous Amance.
Since 1991, the Good-God-of-Mercy Frolois is classified.
Since 1991, the Good-God-of-Mercy Frolois is classified.
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Location Frolois Meurthe-et-Moselle
Location of the statue of Christ the links from the village
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On Christ the links in Lorraine, you can visit:
http://ateigram.free.fr/bddp/indexBDDP.html
Copyright - Olivier PETIT - 2011
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