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In his 2-volume book Jeanne d'Arc, Mgr Henry Debout described a visit to Domremy-la-Pucelle, the birth place of Jeanne d'Arc:
...We pass by the basilica a quarter-league; we have arrived at the edges of the Meuse, at the entrance of a bridge: before us, a village of broadly open streets, bordered with houses of simple construction, but of a correct and tidy aspect. Opposite the bridge, a little further on, here is a small rustic church. For some years, this modest temple offered a rather rare peculiarity. The entire facade, from the door to the line of the roofs, was painted in fresco: a moving scene due to the brush of Balze represented Joan listening to the voices of saint Michael, Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret. Unfortunately, this painting, which gave a special seal to the sanctuary of the Lorraine virgin, exists no more today: the weather was the reason thereof. (Vol I, pg. 4; tr. P.J. Smith)
I've found only one old photograph (ca 1905) that seems to show this painting (Debout, p. 7. Click on photos to see full resolution versions).
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