Marius Joseph Saïn (Montfavet, 1877-1961) Project for the war memorial to be erected on the square in front of the Notre-Dame-De-Bon-Repos church in Montfavet, Avignon, 1919 Plaster signed and dated. Height 155 Width 121 Depth approx. 30 cm. MARIUS JOSEPH SAIN "Marius Saïn has been responsible for a number of war memorials in the region, including those in Montfavet, Montélimar, Pont-Saint-Esprit, Vaison and Sarrians, all featuring the figure of the soldier, a theme close to his heart, as he himself was mobilized in 1914. (in echodumardi.com) In our design for the Montfavet monument, the winged Victory crowns with laurels a poilu decorated with the Croix de Guerre, fist clenched, treading on a German spiked helmet. At his feet, a weeping woman holds a soldier lying on the ground, forming a secular Pietà. On the right-hand side of the composition, a radiant sun rises over the rubble of the battlefield. The names of the 62 soldiers from Montfavet who died at the front are engraved. The monument was inaugurated on August 1, 1920.