A scene from the 11th or 12th century
Find a reproduction of this scene
Fragment of the Romanesque tympanum of the abbey church of Sainte-Foy in Conques (Aveyron, France)
Hint
Angels and phylacteries
The scene depicts angels holding banners inscribed with virtues. Today we still read
CARITAS and UMILITAS
In the 19th century, Prosper Mérimée deciphered the two other banners as follows
FIDES SPES et CONSTANCIA (CONSTANCE)
but for the latter he was wrong: it’s about
CONFIDENTIA
FOI ESPERANCE CHARITÉ CONFIANCE HUMILITÉ