Francis II of France (1544 † 1560), was king of France from 1559 to 1560, son of Henry II and of Catherine of Medici.
The funerary monument of Francis II of France consists of a column decorated with flaming tongues of fire which evoke those that guided the Hebrews in the desert and came down on the Apostles filling them with the Holy spirit. At its base, three genies hold torches upside down, a symbol of death.
The ensemble, originally from the Celestine church in Paris, holds a vase containing the king’s heart.
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Other monuments dedicated to the Valois-Angouleme dynasty can be seen in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis: François I's funeral urn; tomb of Louis, Cardinal de Bourbon; tomb of Henri II and Catherine de Médicis, tomb of Henri III and Louise de Lorraine.
Francois II - Funerary monument - ensemble © CDT93
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