PHOTOGRAPHIES - PETIT SERVITEUR DE DIEU - Guy HEURARD de FON - Lot 357

PHOTOGRAPHIES - PETIT SERVITEUR DE DIEU - Guy HEURARD de FONTGALLAND (1913-1925, considered the youngest non-martyr Catholic saint, his beatification process was opened in 1941 and closed in 1947; during his short life, Guy was remarkable for his precocious piety and exceptional fervor, which he communicated to those around him and radiated to them. He received messages from Jesus and the Blessed Virgin, which he kept secret, revealing them only at the point of death; he fell ill on the anniversary of his baptism and was soon overcome by diphtheria, passing away in serenity, in ecstasy - thousands came to pay their respects at his tomb - hundreds of articles were written all over the world, brochures were distributed in every language - over 85,000 graces were recounted, relics of fragments of his vestments were requested by the thousands, doctors attested to 742 miraculous cures - considered the Recruiting Angel, he was credited with 244 conversions and 698 recognized vocations - Guy fascinated the Catholic world, millions of signatures reached the Vatican to hasten his beatification process, his case was examined with the greatest attention but the file was closed, arguing that a child could not be declared a saint) / EXCEPTIONAL SET OF NEGATIVES ON GLASS PLATES: Family collection of 25 negative photographic plates (1 plate 18 x 24 cm - 16 plates 13 x 18 cm - 7 plates 9 x 12 cm - 1 plate 10 x 15 cm) - The most impressive is, of course, the shot that has toured the world: Guy lying on his deathbed (13x18) - Other shots: Guy and his dog, portrait of Guy, Guy and his brother Marc (7 plates, including 2 with their grandfather), exhibition on a table of period publications about Guy, Guy's grave, a group of children around Guy, Guy with his family, portraits of family members (including his grandfather in his home) - Attached: period pious image - Attached: the paper prints of the plates (recently made) from which the presentation scans were made.