~What's in a Name~

During our month's stay, my name kept popping up.  My name is not especially common, except it seems, in Paris.

During the visit to the Passy Cemetery I came upon the Tomb of Suzanne.  It was enormous, I wondered who she was in life.

Then in the Church of St. Roch.

This is titled " The Death of St. Suzanne".  St. Roch  is supposed to have been built on the site of the chapel dedicated to St. Suzanne.  I read that she was the daughter of a priest and niece of Pope Caius. Diocletian, the emperor (284-305 Ad) known for his persecution of the Christians, requested her to marry his son.  She refused because she had a made a vow of virginity and then was beheaded when it was found out about her religious beliefs.


When we visited the Louvre and viewed the apartments and furnishings of Napoleon III, this Gobelins tapestry was hanging in the throne room.  On the bottom of the frame is the name, Susanne. The title of the scene depicted is "La Chaste Suzanne".

In another area of the Louvre we saw these 16th century sculptures. They were taken from the chapel of the Chateau de Chantelle, located in the Renaissance town of Chantelle, in the central part of France.  Very little remains of the chateau today.

"St. Suzanne, St. Peter and St. Anne and the Virgin"

Walking around Paris we saw these Big Blue buses quite often.  The only identification was the name "Suzanne". I couldn't find out anything about them; perhaps it's a charter company.

This is more like it, Suzanne on the go.