LORRAINE - HENRI II known as le Bon May 14, 1608 - July 31, - Lot 464

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LORRAINE - HENRI II known as le Bon May 14, 1608 - July 31, - Lot 464
LORRAINE - HENRI II known as le Bon May 14, 1608 - July 31, 1624 ‡ HENRI - D : G - DVX - LOTH - MARCH - D : C - B' G. Field quartered with the arms of Lorraine. R/. MONETA - AVREA - NANCEI C. Saint Nicholas standing, blessing from the front and holding a crosier. At his feet, the three resurrected children in a salt cellar. ** Fr 152; Boudeau 1547 Gold florin with Saint Nicolas, undated Nancy (3.13 g) Very rare. T.B. The legend of Saint Nicolas. As winter approaches, three children set out to glean in the fields and get lost on their way home. Attracted by the light filtering through the windows of a house, they approach and knock on the door. The man who opened the door, Pierre Lenoir, a butcher by trade, agreed to give them hospitality for the night. As soon as the children enter, he kills them, then, using a large knife, cuts them into small pieces, finally putting them in his salt cellar to make petit salé. Saint Nicholas, riding his donkey, passes by and knocks on the butcher's door. The man, not daring to reject a bishop, invites him to dinner. When his guest asks for a little salt, the butcher realizes he's been discovered and, caught in a trap, confesses everything. The holy man then extends three fingers over the barrel, thus restoring and resurrecting the three children. Saint Nicholas then chains the butcher to his donkey and keeps him around to punish him. He becomes Father Fouettard, an evil being whose role is to reprimand disobedient children and dunces, with his violent, irascible character. Always dressed in black, hidden under a hood and sporting a thick black beard, he's the complete opposite of Saint Nicholas, who sports a beautiful white beard, colorful clothes and always conveys the image of a benevolent person.
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