Cephalophore statues

Connected Sites: 5

A Cephalophore "(from the Greek for "head-carrier") is a saint who is generally depicted carrying their own severed head. In Christian art, this was usually meant to signify that the subject in question had been martyred by beheading" (Wiki) WHS containing a staute of a Cephalophore in situ i.e excluding those in Musea.

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Provins
Provins
France
Inscribed: 2001
2.89
227
12
Eglise Saint Ayoul. Stature Of The Eponymous Saint.
See Www.Pop.Culture.Gouv.Fr
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Inscribed: 1991
4.19
956
20
Notre Dame Facade. Statue Of St Denis
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Reims
Reims
France
Inscribed: 1991
3.43
353
9
Reims Cathedral Doorway. Statue Of St Denis
See Www.Researchgate.Net
Bamberg
Bamberg
Germany
Inscribed: 1993
3.54
335
11
Bamberg Cathedral North Wing - The Lachelnde Engel Hands The Matyr's Crown To The Headless St Denis
See Imageevent.Com
Amiens Cathedral
Inscribed: 1981
3.42
280
12
Amiens Cathedral Western Entrance- Decapitated Martyrs Victoricus And Gentian
See Www.Alamy.Com