03 November 2009

Walk to the Monastery of l'Annonciade - the Shrines

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Today we'll take a look inside three of the shrines. With iron bars and wire netting protecting the frescoes, they are not easy to photograph.

There are 15 shrines, all numbered. I assumed they represent the Stations of the Cross but was corrected by the nun I met in the monastery who told me they are the Stations of the Rosary.

The shrines were restored in the last century - the work done by well known artists of the region.

6 comments:

  1. Don (the BOOTboy)03 November, 2009

    Jilly

    The way you have taken the problem of the bars and netting and turned it into a feature that empahsises the suffering is inspired.

    A great photo.

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  2. Thank you for photographing one of the stations. I was wondering what they looked like inside.

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  3. Are people walking around with rosary beads performing these stations?

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  4. Ilse, on the day I was, the only people I saw were fellow walkers en route to the monastery, but I would imagine on days when pilgrims visit, then perhaps they would.

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  5. I too love the top one. The rusty bars, the shadows, very symbolic.
    V

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  6. The first picture of the shrine is so well done, Jilly ! So beautiful with the shadow of the protecting iron bars. Just as if the Christ was surrounded by Roman pikes.
    That's a wonderful vision according me.

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