Jeu de Crosse, Saint Anthoine bénit les crosseurs, Marcel Gilles. 1953

In the Roman Catholic region of the ancient county of Hainaut, jeu de crosse was part of the religious calenar. St Anthony was even the patron saint of all crosseurs.

Saint Anthoine bénit les crosseurs, Marcel Gilles. 1953

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Mons, Belge

Source: Geert Nijs & Sara Kieboom-Nijs ([email protected])

Literature

• Choule, The Non-Royal but most Ancient Game of Crosse, p. 91. Geert Nijs & Sara Kieboom-Nijs. 2021. ISBN 978-2-9540069-4-9