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Thionville. Renovated, the statue of the Virgin and Child has found its base


What is the story of this “Virgin and Child”?

Bruno TOUVERON, heritage director of the City of Thionville : “It was designed in 1956 by the sculptor Jean Ginier (1912-2003), who won the Grand Prix de Rome. Iconography is a fairly widespread theme and represents the Virgin Mary carrying the Child Jesus in her arms. But the features are contemporary: …

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