Capital, Basilique Notre Dame du Port, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Assumption of Mary with Christ pulling the body of his mother from her sarcophagus, sculpted stone capital, 12th century, in the Basilique Notre Dame du Port, a 12th century Romanesque basilica in the port area of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The church is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Santiago de Compostela UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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12th century angel architectural detail assumption of Mary assumption of the Virgin Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes basilica Basilique Notre Dame du Port Basilique Notre-Dame du Port belief bible body book capital carved carving catholic catholicism Christ christian christianity church Clermont-Ferrand color image colour image dead eglise majeure Europe European faith France French greater church historic monument horizontal indoors inside interior Jesus Madonna Mary mediaeval medieval monument historique new testament Notre Dame du Port Notre-Dame de Port Puy-de-Dome religion religious Rhone Romanesque sacred sarcophagus sculptural detail sculpture stone UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Virgin Western Europe Western European

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