Le Saphir de SaintLouis
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35 minDocumentary
In SaintLouis Cathedral at La Rochelle in a chapel filled with merchant marine exvotos theres a painting that witnesses the tragedy of The Saphir in 1741 This schooner was becalmed for days and days in intertropical waters with 271 slaves and 30 crew members on board This painting is like a secret door in a Cathedral that opens on to the great History
DirectorJosé Luis Guerín