8-The rosette of the portal

LA MARGUERITE AT SAINT-GORGON

• The rosette, this daisy, holds the central location, in the decoration of this portal two-door west. Installation according to Bousch’s cartoons on the west facade between 1535/1545.

• The rays of the sun dart a red and yellow light there as in all the stained glass windows of BOUSCH (1490 −1541).

• Its base is located about 4 m from the ground, In place of the tympanum for which there is no room (hall Church). Round and chunky style.

• All these elements combine, rely on each other, which shows the care of the designer to create a masterpiece for our church.

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The presentations of the stained glass windows have as reference the interpretation of:

Émile BADEL 1861/1936

Member of the Vosges Philomathic Society, professor of literature and history at the Eastern Professional School and in 1910, editorial secretary at the “Est Républicain” newspaper. Émile Badel has written numerous works (monographs and articles) on Lorraine and its history. He also founded with a priest called Carrier the Historical Museum of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port.

Pierre Sesmat 1949/2024

Member of the French archeology society, member of the UMR 7002 research team, (research unit on the church) and study of “hall shaped” churches (12/17th centuries)

Jacques Choux ,known as “vicar Choux” 1919/2002

A Lorraine scholar, French historian and former curator at the Lorraine Museum in Nancy.