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  • Carved stone capital with serpents, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Notre Dame de Lourdes, painted, wearing veil in attitude of prayer, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with snakes entering open mouths of human faces, representing the torments of hell or the corruptions of the body, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with local flora and fauna, and female figure possibly Eve, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with basilisk, a 2-headed monster with claws, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1405.jpg
  • Mystic lamb, from the carved stone capital of the procession of the abbot, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1413.jpg
  • Sculpture of St Michael, from an 18th century altarpiece dedicated to St Michael, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1419.jpg
  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ blessing with angels, detail from a lintel, 11th century, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, at the Abbaye Saint-Andre-de-Sorede, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery, rebuilt 1121, in Saint-Andre, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This lintel is by the same sculptor of that in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. The lintel is carved in bas-relief with Christ blessing with 4 angels and 4 evangelists. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2033.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with owls, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1396.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1399.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with snakes entering open mouths of human faces, representing the torments of hell or the corruptions of the body, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves and local fauna, including trout, owl, rat and tortoise, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1404.jpg
  • Cloister, 1250-71, in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1408.jpg
  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves and Christ on the cross, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1415.jpg
  • Statue of St Joan of Arc, painted and wearing armour, holding a banner, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1418.jpg
  • Cloister, 1250-71, in late Romanesque style, with arcade and capitals in pink, white and black marble, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, made 1605 and 1638, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The painted wood altarpiece houses statues of St Anthony, St George and St Genis, with painted panels of the martyrdom of St Genis. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with heads and plants, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1397.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with basilisk and face, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1406.jpg
  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1412.jpg
  • Lintel, 11th century, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, at the Abbaye Saint-Andre-de-Sorede, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery, rebuilt 1121, in Saint-Andre, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This lintel is by the same sculptor of that in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. The lintel is carved in bas-relief with Christ blessing with 4 angels and 4 evangelists. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2034.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1400.jpg
  • Mystic lamb, from the carved stone capital of the procession of the abbot, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with face, tree and coat of arms, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1407.jpg
  • Palm motif and blessing hand, carved into the facade beside the lintel, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1411.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with heads and stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Jude, painted and wearing medallion, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1420.jpg
  • Nave and Baroque altarpiece, made 1605 and 1638, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with 4 sirens, mythical mermaid creatures, holding their double tails, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1416.jpg
  • Epitaph from tombstone of Raimon, abbot of Saint-Genis, d. 1196, inscribed with latin poem, discovered in 2000, in the Cloister at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloister was built 1250-71 in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Genis, from the Baroque altarpiece, made 1605 and 1638, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The painted wood altarpiece houses statues of St Anthony, St George and St Genis, with painted panels of the martyrdom of St Genis. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1424.jpg
  • Lintel, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1427.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with head and stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves and Christ on the cross, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joan of Arc, painted and wearing armour, holding a banner, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin in St Joseph's Chapel, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France, and behind, the 19th century altarpiece in neogothic style with statues of (left-right) St Francis of Assisi, St Augustin and St Joseph holding the Christ child. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin holding the Christ child and a scapular, symbol of protection, on the early 18th century altarpiece originally from the Church of Grands-Carmes in Perpignan, in the Chapel of Our Lady of Mont Carmel in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece and pulpit in St Joseph's Chapel, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The 19th century altarpiece is in neogothic style and features statues of clerics and monastic founders including (left-right) St Sebastian, St Francis of Assisi, St Augustin, St Joseph holding the Christ child, St Antony, St Thomas Aquinus, St Germaine. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden pulpit with statue of an angel blowing a trumpet, and the vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The immaculate conception of the Virgin, and her parents Joachim and Anne to either side, from the early 18th century altarpiece by LLatzer Tremullas the younger in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Virgin is depicted standing on the moon with a cloak of the sun and crowned by a 12-pointed star. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Perpignan cathedral, with frescoes by Jacques Pauthe, 1866-74, in the side chapels, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Louis Habert de Montmort, 1682ñ95, bishop of Perpignan, with effigy in marble, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Chapel of Our Lady of Mont Carmel, with its early 18th century altarpiece originally from the Church of Grands-Carmes in Perpignan, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. A statue of the Virgin and child is flanked by statues of the Jesuit saints St Stanislas Kostka, 1550-91 and St Louis de Gonzaue, 1568-91. Below is the coat of arms of the monastic order and statuettes of St Francois Xavier, 1506-52, Jesuit missionary in India, and St Jerome, hermit in Palestine and translator of the bible. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the high altar dedicated to St John the Baptist, made late 16th and early 17th century in Renaissance style by C Perret from Burgundy, in the choir of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The central niche holds a statue of St John the Baptist backed by a catalan flag, and the relief scenes depict scenes from the life of the saint. The altarpiece is carved from alabaster and marble. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pendent boss in carved wood with a Moorish head, under the Grand Organ, 14th century, in the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The organ pipes were made by Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1854-57 and the organ was renovated by Maurice Puget in 1929-30 and again restored 1989-93 by Jean Renaud of Nantes. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France, and the organ itself as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francois de Paule holding the sun and the staff of the founder, from the altarpiece of the St Francois de Paule Chapel, begun 1656 by LLatzer Tremullas and completed 1657 by LLuis Generes, gilded and painted 1666 by Gilles Bedanson, and installed here in 1791, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The reliefs show scenes from the life of the saint. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the St Francois de Paule Chapel, begun 1656 by LLatzer Tremullas and completed 1657 by LLuis Generes, gilded and painted 1666 by Gilles Bedanson, and installed here in 1791, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The central statue depicts St Francois de Paule holding the sun and the staff of the founder. The reliefs show scenes from the life of the saint. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Organ, 14th century, in the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The organ pipes were made by Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1854-57 and the organ was renovated by Maurice Puget in 1929-30 and again restored 1989-93 by Jean Renaud of Nantes. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France, and the organ itself as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC1113.jpg
  • Statue of St Francois de Paule holding the sun and the staff of the founder, from the altarpiece of the St Francois de Paule Chapel, begun 1656 by LLatzer Tremullas and completed 1657 by LLuis Generes, gilded and painted 1666 by Gilles Bedanson, and installed here in 1791, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The reliefs show scenes from the life of the saint. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plant-inspired carved capital, pillar of the upper church, dedicated to St. Martin, Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lombard Romanesque Bell Tower, 11th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th century Virgin with Child statue, absidal chapel of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Paul, piedroit from the former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th century Virgin with Child statue, absidal chapel of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th century Virgin with Child statue, absidal chapel of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Luke's Bull, carved detail of the doorway between the cloister and the abbey church, from former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plain west facade with round-headed door of the upper church, dedicated to St. Martin, seen from the open platform overlooking the cloister, Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horseshoe arch, 12th century north aisle of the church, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mark's lion and Seraphin, carved detail of the doorway between the cloister and the abbey church, from former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doorway between the cloister and the abbey church, from former gallery, adorned with Seraphins, St Luke's Bull, St Mark's lion, and bestiary, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seraphin, carved detail of the doorway between the cloister and the abbey church, from former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Paul, piedroit from the former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm decorative capital with figures, 13th century, Southern gallery of the cloister, Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid mythical animals, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbot of the Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou, 13th century Gothic style funerary relief embedded in the pillars of the cloister, Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low colonnade supporting the round barrel vaults of the upper church, dedicated to St. Martin, Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Standing Christ, 14th century French School, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mark's lion, carved detail of the doorway between the cloister and the abbey church, from former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid decorative palm capital, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Peter, piedroit from the former gallery, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salome's dance at the court of Herod, 13th century Romanesque style capital symbolizing the lust with half naked female figures, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle Peter sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony (detail), 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • From left to right: Christ at prayer, angel holding a chalice, and the three disciples, Peter, James and John sitting and sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony, 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pre-Romanesque nave, 10th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid fantastical animals, 12th century Romanesque cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 12th century Virgin with Child statue, absidal chapel of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France.  Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid lions, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monks in procession at Mass, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monks in procession at Mass, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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