2-930-045 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Sketch for the church of Saint-Sulpice, St Genevieve, between 1860 and 1864. St Genevieve distributing bread to the poor during the Siege of Paris. The miracle of the Ardents - Procession of St Genevieve's casket. The miracles of St Genevieve include "the cessation of a horrible plague, called the mal ardent, which desolated Paris". (Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Sulpice : sainte Geneviève distribuant le pain aux pauvres pendant le siège de Paris. Le miracle des Ardents - Procession de la châsse de sainte Geneviève)