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  • Statue of Faith on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Faith, 1 of the 3 theological Virtues, by Pau Gargallo, 1881-1934, on the facade of the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Faith, 1 of the 3 theological Virtues, by Pau Gargallo, 1881-1934, on the facade of the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with (left-right) Faith, Hope and Prudence, on the casing of the grand organ, built 1529-35 by Pierre Bert in Renaissance style from a design by Symon Hayeneufve, at the South junction of the transept, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The organ was restored in 1634 by Jean and Francois de Heman, then again in 1848 by the Claude brothers, and again in 1913, 1954, and in 1959-63 by Pierre Cheron, Joseph Beuchet and Danion-Gonzalez. The organ was inaugurated by Pierre Cheron, Joseph Beuchet and Danion-Gonzalez in 1974. The cathedral itself was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar del Trascoro, designed 1772-76 by Ventura Rodriguez and built by Eusebio Valdes with sculptures by Juan de Salazar of the Immaculate Conception, San Domingo de Guzman and San Juan Nepomuceno, in the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Almeria, or Catedral de la Encarnacion de Almeria, built 1524-62 in late Gothic and Renaissance styles after the original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Above the main statues are a medallion of God the Father, angels and allegories of Faith and Hope. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues representing Faith, Hope and Charity supporting the pulpit, carved in wood then painted and gilded in 1773, designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, on the north side of the nave in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues supporting the pulpit representing Faith, Hope and Charity, carved in wood then painted and gilded in 1773, designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, on the north side of the nave in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Behind is the rood screen and entrance to the choir. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues representing Faith, Hope and Charity supporting the pulpit, carved in wood then painted and gilded in 1773, designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, on the north side of the nave in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Behind is the main Western facade with its Grand Organ, installed 1549, and rose window. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The pulpit, carved in wood then painted and gilded in 1773, designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, with statues representing Faith, Hope and Charity supporting the pulpit, drapery being lifted by angels, and a cloud canopy, on the north side of the nave in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Centre: 4 clerks carry a reliquary while the faithful kneel; top: cured cripples discard their crutches; right: pilgrims kneel and pray or sing in front of a priest holding a processional cross; bottom: a paralysed man is healed; left: a bishop blesses the shrine and others kneel in prayer. Third medallion of the Miracles of Our Lady stained glass window, 1200, depicting miracles of healing and the faith of pilgrims, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was destroyed in 1816 and restored in 1927 under Lorin. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A man personifying bad faith sleeps at the roadside. A carter passes with his cart full of coloured sacks, drawn by 2 bulls, and crushes the man beneath its wheels. He is surprised to see that the man's cane breaks and spills gold coins marked with a cross. Section of the punishment, from the Life of St Nicholas window in the centre of the Confessors chapel of St Nicholas in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Nicholas was bishop of Myra in the 4th century and his life story is included in the liturgical manuscripts at Chartres. The lower section of this window was destroyed in 1791 and restored in 1924 in keeping with its original style. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues representing Faith, Hope and Charity supporting the pulpit, carved in wood then painted and gilded in 1773, designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, on the north side of the nave in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Maurice before emperor Maximian, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, in the Eglise Saint-Pantaleon, built 16th - 18th century, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The painting depicts the moment Maurice, dressed in his Roman army robes, is sentenced to death by beheading for refusing to deny his christian faith. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Maurice before emperor Maximian, detail, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, in the Eglise Saint-Pantaleon, built 16th - 18th century, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The painting depicts the mount Maurice, dressed in his Roman army robes, is sentenced to death by beheading for refusing to deny his christian faith. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief fragment from a stela or wall decoration, with stylised flora and fauna including a fish, an early christian symbol of faith, Coptic christian, 6th - 7th century AD, limestone, from Luxor, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter of Verona as a child teaching the faith to his heretic uncle, fresco, detail, from the ceiling of the nave of the Iglesia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir, or Church of San Nicolas, with rib vaulted baroque interior designed 1690-93 and decorated by Juan Perez Castiel, and frescoes by Antonio Palomino and completed by Dionis Vidal, in Valencia, Spain. The frescoes depict the lives of St Nicholas and St Peter of Verona, with virtues and allegories. The church was originally built c. 1242 but remodelled 1419-55 by the Borgia family in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Faith, lancet window, detail from the stained glass window in the chapel of Kylemore Abbey Church, designed by James Franklin Fuller and built in 1881 in Neo Gothic 14th century style, beside Pollacapall Lough, County Galway, Ireland. The church was built in memory of Margaret Henry, wife of Mitchell Henry who built Kylemore Castle. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are  Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti holding a scroll, from the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity (left) on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity (left) on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kneeling statue of Georges II d'Amboise on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kneeling statue of Georges II d'Amboise on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Prudence on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Fortitude on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Fortitude on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gothic vaulted ceiling of the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Almeria, or Catedral de la Encarnacion de Almeria, built 1524-62 in late Gothic and Renaissance styles after the original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Below are a medallion of God the Father, angels and allegories of Faith and Hope, from the Altar del Trascoro, designed 1772-76 by Ventura Rodriguez and built by Eusebio Valdes with sculptures by Juan de Salazar. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar del Trascoro, designed 1772-76 by Ventura Rodriguez and built by Eusebio Valdes with sculptures by Juan de Salazar of the Immaculate Conception, San Domingo de Guzman and San Juan Nepomuceno, in the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Almeria, or Catedral de la Encarnacion de Almeria, built 1524-62 in late Gothic and Renaissance styles after the original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Above the main statues are a medallion of God the Father, angels and allegories of Faith and Hope. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels playing clarions, sculpture by Llorenc Matamala i Pinol, Faith Hallway, Nativity façade, La Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi, from 1883 to his death in 1926, still incomplete, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Justice on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Prudence on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Prudence on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Justice on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kneeling statue of Georges II d'Amboise on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Maria Santissima de los Remedios, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of sculpted cherubs with dove of peace behind, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ wearing the crown of thorns and carrying the Cross, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting on an altar in the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The painting is possibly of the Christ child as the good shepherd. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Justus by Torcuato Ruiz del Peral, 18th century, on an altarpiece in the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue, possibly of Christ with the Sacred Heart, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a nun with a book, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Pastor by Torcuato Ruiz del Peral, 18th century, on an altarpiece in the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue, possibly of St Joseph holding the Christ child by Jose de Mora, 18th century, in the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Organ, 17th century, in the nave of the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The organ has been recently restored. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin of Mercy, also called Virgin of Sponsorship or Virgin of Hope, covering the faithful with her cloak, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital with rope design, from the 1st period of abbot Odolric, 1041-65, in the apse of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the reliquary in the form of a dove, by Goudji, French sculptor and goldsmith, b. 1941, commissioned by the Communaute des Premontres de Conques, installed and blessed 12th October 2014, suspended between the columns of the apse in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The reliquary is illuminated at night and invites prayer for persecuted Christians and hostages. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen. - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Carved capital of a battle between 2 knights, with a lance piercing a shiled, in the galleries of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The pattern of nails on the shield represents the spirit above the 4 elements. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital of King David and his musicians, with musicians playing a stringed instrument with a bow and a 'serpent', a leather trumpet with reptile's head, and a contortionist in the middle, and row of birds in circles above, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting a demon with his fork and a phylactery, in the North transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting a miser with 2 demons and a phylactery, receiving his dues, in the galleries of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting 2 men blowing horns and foliage decoration, in the galleries of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital with animals carrying the cross, the hand of God, a man meditating and angels pointing to Heaven and earth, in the galleries of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting animals, from the second period of abbot Begon III, 1097-1107, in the vaults of the nave of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital of a battle between 2 knights, with a lance piercing a shiled, in the galleries of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The pattern of nails on the shield represents the spirit above the 4 elements. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting foliage designs and human heads, to the right of the organ between the ambulatory and the nave of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved figure of an observer peering over a phylactery, possibly an angel, 1 of 14 such figures on the archivolt of the Last Judgement tympanum above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Foy before a judge, detail of the fresco depicting the trial and martyrdom of St Foy in Agen in 303 AD, on the wall of the South transept, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved sandstone capital depicting a mermaid with 2 tails and 2 centaurs, mid 11th century, a classical sea god symbol, from the ambulatory of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. This is one of the earliest capitals in the church. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High relief of the annunciation, early 12th century, by the Master of the Tympanum, positioned 8m high on a pillar in the North transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. Mary is surprised by the archangel Gabriel, on the left, whilst spinning wool, raising her hand in a gesture of acceptance. On the right, a servant takes her ball of wool. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital with human figure, from the time of abbot Odolric, 1041-65, in the apse of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital with scrolls and animal head, in the North transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted statue on the baroque altarpiece dedicated to St Foy, in a chapel in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting the crucifixion of St Peter in the transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francois de Sales, 1567-1623, bishop and Doctor of the Church, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The prophet Isaiah holding a flowered standard and a phylactery, from the  triptych of the Incarnation of Jesus the Messiah, in the North transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High relief of the annunciation, early 12th century, by the Master of the Tympanum, positioned 8m high on a pillar in the North transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. Mary is surprised by the archangel Gabriel, on the left, whilst spinning wool, raising her hand in a gesture of acceptance. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting an angel holding a scroll, on the external wall of the South ambulatory of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister colonnade with the main building of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy behind, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The cloister was built in the late 11th century by Abbot Begon III and consists of a large courtyard partly surrounded by a Romanesque colonnade. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Accommodation for pilgrims at the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting monks as builders, from the old cloister, built under abbot Begon III in 1097-1107, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A demon capturing 3 bad monks in a fishing net, and another demon biting a bad monk below, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the medieval town of Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, and the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting an angel holding a scroll, on the external wall of the South ambulatory of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbot Begon with his crosier, leading Emperor Charlemagne by the hand, from the procession of the chosen ones, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. Also in the procession are Dadon, Begon and Charlemagne, historical figures with links to the Sainte-Foy. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ enthroned as judge, gesturing towards heaven and hell, with Mary and St Peter on the left and angels on the right, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torture in Hell with demon biting the crown off a bad king, who points to the elected whom he had hoped to join, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torture in Hell with demon biting the crown off a bad king, who points to the elected, and others holding battle axes, clubs and a crossbow, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Demon holding the harp of a minstrel cutting out his tongue with a hook, above the depiction of Hell, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • An angel with an incense burner and another with spear and standard, flanking Christ the Judge, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • An adulterous couple in Hell with nooses around their necks and hands bound, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ enthroned as judge, gesturing towards heaven and hell, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torture in hell, with man being flayed alive and a drunkard hanged upside-down by demons, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Demon holding the harp of a minstrel cutting out his tongue with a hook, above the depiction of Hell, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, with a man being burned alive while having his tongue pulled out by a demon, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, with the devil, an adulterous couple and a miser being hanged by his purse, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Foy kneeling and praying to the hand of God, asking for forgiveness for the dead, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and upper part of portico with stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages, 1987-94, seen from the gallery of the choir, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The glass used by Soulages is colourless and translucent, diffusing the light from outside without influencing the natural colours of the stone inside. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital with foliage design in the galleries of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pieta, statue of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ, in a niche in the transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, with the devil warming his feet on a burning man, an adulterous couple, a demon killing a knight, a miser being hanged by his purse and a man being burned alive and having his tongue pulled out, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital with vegetal design and a human head in the nave of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital in the South transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital depicting 2 animals drinking, from the time of abbot Odolric, 1041-65, in the apse of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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