Gisant Saint-Merd-les-Oussines

The gisant de Saint-Merd-les-Oussines is a funerary sculpture in the church of Saint-Merd-les-Oussines, Corrèze, France. According to studies, this sculpted tomb is the grave of a dignitary of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, dating from the 15th century. The Saint-Merd-les-Oussines recumbent is the only granite recumbent from this period preserved in the Limousin region that was not destroyed during the French Revolution; 14 granite recumbents are known.