THE KING REPLACES JESUS, THEN TURNS INTO GOD
Louis XIII (1610-1643) donates the land for a church that announces obedience to monarchy as key to salvation. A king hovers over the street and though a saint, wears a crown instead of a halo.
Saint-Paul Saint-Louis in the neighborhood fashionable in the early 17th century (the "Marais" near the river in the 3rd district).
Peer long and closely to see that the huge king kneels before a tiny crucifix.
The Versailles chapel changes the representation of God himself. Instead of being represented by light, he is shown as a patriarch, as is the king. His image is directly over the royal pew.
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Saint Ignatius, founder of the Jesuit order, is received in Heaven, by Andrea Pozzo, 1691-94 / Video
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That transformation contradicts Jesus's command, "Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's and onto God what is God's." But same causes bring the same effect: under similar pressure, in Dahomey take over from pythons.
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The Grande Arche de la Défense hovers over multinationals' towers.
Claude Abron
"One king, one faith"
made the kingdom more centralized still.
It is at the origin of France regulating business
more than other capitalist countries do.
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