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Origin and history

The house with statue of the Virgin in Liverdun is a civil building dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the Greater East. This monument is distinguished by a niche integrated with its facade, housing a statue of the Virgin, an architectural element typical of religious art of this period. The building has been listed in the Historical Monuments Inventory since 1932, highlighting its heritage value and local historical interest.

The location of this monument, Place de la Fontaine or close to Rue de l'Eglise, reflects its anchoring in the ancient urban fabric of Liverdun. At that time, wooden and stone houses, often decorated with religious symbols, played a social and spiritual role in cities and villages. They served as both a dwelling, a place of commerce, and an identity marker for communities, in a context where the Catholic faith largely structured daily life.

The specific protection of the niche and its statue by decree in 1932 reflects the attention paid to the preservation of religious decorative elements, frequent in the Lorrain civil architecture of Modern Times. These statues, often dedicated to the Virgin or patron saints, were supposed to protect the inhabitants and travelers, while affirming the piety of the owners or the corporation associated with the house.

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