The Miracle of Saint Valentine

1859. Pierre Asthasie Théodore Senties (b.1801). Painting. Chapelle du Château, Église St. Valentin, Jumièges.

The head of Valentine is in procession to drive the rats of Jumièges into the Seine. It was this incident that ushered in a millennium of Saint Valentine veneration on the peninsula.

Used with permission of Office de Tourisme, Jumièges, France

Photo Credit:
Corey Chimko