Interior of the Church of Notre-Dame de Saint-Melaine, Rennes, France
This is an unused Vintage postcard produced by Neurdein featuring a black & white photograph of the interior of the Our Lady of Saint Melaine Catholic church located in Rennes, France. The divided back card has the typical greenish color on the reverse that is common in French cards of the late 1800s or early 1900s.
The title is printed on the bottom margin and the Neurdin logo, large P hot. and ND in the center, is at the bottom right corner. Neurdin is also identified at the left margin on the reverse. Neurdin was a family publishing company founded by Jean César Adolphe Neurdein (1806-1867) and succeeded by his sons, Etienne (1832-1918) and Atonin (1846-1914). They primarily took pictures of buildings, historical places, castles, expositions, and cemeteries and published many of their photographs on postcards.
Before the current church was built there was an abbey that dated back to the 6th century. The church is named for Melaine, a monk who became abbot of a small monastery and later Bishop of Rennes in the 6th century. He was popular among the people and several miracles are attributed to him. After his death, Melaine was quickly revered as a saint and is today the principal patron saint of the Diocese of Rennes. He is buried in the Abbey Church of Notre-Dame de Saint Melaine, Rennes, France.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rennes
https://religiana.com/church-notre-dame-de-saint-melaine-rennes
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