December 16, 2017

A third pilgrim medallion of the Lirey church has been recently discovered. We already know the existence of two different Lirey medallions, one kept at the Cluny museum in Paris, the other is a mold of medallions found in Machy, near Lirey (see medallions).

Alain Hourseau, who lives near Lirey, sent me a photograph of one side of this new medallion, which can be more accurately described as a rounded medal. We can clearly see a cleric, with a miter and formal attire, holding the Shroud, but showing only the frontal part, not the double body image. The Shroud is not shown in detail as on the first medallion at the Cluny museum. On the other side of the medal is a representation of the Virgin, which is understandable because the Lirey church was dedicated to the Virgin. Hopefully, in a few days, I can post a photograph of both sides of the medal.