Matthieu Elias

Feuillant monks carry the bier with the body of Jean de la Barrière

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1706–07

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Scene 25: Fatally wounded, King Henry III informs the Blessed Abbot of his condition and recommends himself to his prayers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1706–07

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Scene 33: The Blessed Abbot, near death, receives the blessing of the pope, who sends for this purpose Cardinal d'Ossat, a close friend of the saint, whose teacher he had been; he dies in the odor of sanctity, 25 April 1600

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1706

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Scene 34: To satisfy the devotion of the people, they are forced to leave the Blessed Abbot's body on display for three days; many miracles are performed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1706–07

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Scene 36: Reception of the heart and head of the Blessed Father Dom Jean de la Barrière, brought from Rome to his Abbey of Feuillants in 1626, where they are carefully preserved along with other relics of the Holy Abbot

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1706–07

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