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4/14/2016 FAA4860 ART AROUND EVERY CORNER

4/14/2016 FAA4860 ART AROUND EVERY CORNER

Charlemagne Charles the Great
Church of St. Louis of the French
San Luigi dei Francesi
Rome Italy
2016

NUTRISCO ET EXTINGUO
Nurture and Extinguish enemies and opposers

The salamander is an heraldic monster, an elemental fire-spirit. In period heraldry, it's usually depicted as a lizard enflamed; the illustration is taken from the badge of Francis I of France, c. 1540 [Dennys 193]. The salamander is statant by default. Note that flames are part of the monster's definition.

The salamander is associated in heraldry with the phoenix, and usually depicted as surrounded by flames. Due to the legends surrounding it, according to which it was immune to fire or even capable of quenching it, it signified resilience, strong faith, generosity and courage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luigi_dei_Francesi

The Church of St. Louis of the French is a Roman Catholic church one block east of Piazza Navona in Rome. The church is dedicated to the patron saints of France: Virgin Mary, Dionysius the Areopagite and King Louis IX of France. The church was designed by Giacomo della Porta and built by Domenico Fontana between 1518 and 1589, and completed through the personal intervention of Catherine de' Medici, who donated to it some property in the area. It is the national church in Rome of France. It is a titular church. The current Cardinal-Priest of the title is André Vingt-Trois, former Archbishop of Paris.