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Saint-Hubert's lovely frescos

The interior | Peter Potrowl / CC-BY-SA
Chapel Saint-Hubert chapel in Courcelles

We are now in the heart of Courcelles, in front of the church: oh, it looks like a common church! But let's walk a few steps and enter this 13th century's chapel: a treasure is hiding inside! Gorgeous frescos (17th century), recently restored. Look at all these details: we can see several saints, as Apolline or Antoine... On the western part, I think this is saint Hubert, the hunters' patron saint. We see him in front of a huge deer holding a luminous cross between its antlers. The legend said it was hunting on Good Friday...

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