Camino Photo of the Day: L’ange du Lazaret

This statue sits in a little plaza just off to the side of the Camino Photo of the Day: Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Cahors. It was erected in 2015 by a group called Les Gardiens de l’Ange, whose purpose is to acquire works
of art and donate them to the local authorities of the Lot River Valley. I admit that my first impression of this image was not a positive one, but then I read the name of the piece on the plaque, “L’ange du Lazaret”. My mind immediately went to the parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31), and my opinion changed instantly. Which is, of course, part of the point.

Date: 04 September 2023
Place: Cahors, Lot Département, Region of Occitanie, France

Maps!

The site I’ve been using for my daily maps, Gronze.com, while otherwise great, unfortunately doesn’t have maps for this variant. So here’s a map from my book Practical Pilgrimage showing the entirety of the three main variants and larger sub-variants. I walked the GR6 from Figeac to Rocamadour and the GR46 on to Cahors.