The Great Procession of Tournai

Wooden statue of Saint Lazare Chapel of the Leperhouse of Val d'Orcq, 17^th century .

St Lazare, the friend of God, was considered at the end of the Middle Age as the patron for leprous. At this time, he became the patron of a chapel dating from 1153, built by the canons of the cathedral for the leprous of Val d'Orcq. The statue is carried by members of the local Damien Foundation, an association struggling against leper in the world.

The Great Procession of Tournai

Wooden statue of Saint Lazare Chapel of the Leperhouse of Val d'Orcq, 17th century .

Wooden statue of Saint Lazare Chapel of the Leperhouse of Val d'Orcq, 17^th century .