The procession of the casket of St. Genevieve, with clerics and laymen marching in six rows; in the foreground the Archbishop of Paris is carried in a chair, the Chasse in the row above him, and the monks of the monasteries of Paris lead the procession at top by Nicolas Cochin

The procession of the casket of St. Genevieve, with clerics and laymen marching in six rows; in the foreground the Archbishop of Paris is carried in a chair, the Chasse in the row above him, and the monks of the monasteries of Paris lead the procession at top 1652

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This intricate engraving by Nicolas Cochin depicts the "Magnificent Procession of the Reliquary of Saint Genevieve, Patron Saint of Paris, Made on the 1st of June 1651 for Peace." Completed in 1652, the print illustrates a grand religious procession in multiple rows, showing the Archbishop of Paris carried on a chair and the reliquary (Chasse) of Saint Genevieve. The monks of Parisian monasteries lead the procession in the top row, demonstrating the importance of the religious event in the history of Paris.

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