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  • The life of St James of Compostela in the crypt of the  Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. It depicts scenes from the life of St. James (note the scallop shells that are his symbol) and sites along the popular pilgrimage route leading from France to Santiago de Compostela. It was a donation of the Ukrainian artist Larissa Perekrestova of Odessa and a donation of the association Des amis de la mosaïque de Saint-Jacques, whose president was Jacques Tollet, thanks to people who did the pilgrimage in 2004. The basilica was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style. It was designed by the French architect Pierre Bossan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Two pilgrim in a detail of the life of St James of Compostela in the crypt of the  Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. It depicts scenes from the life of St. James and sites along the popular pilgrimage route leading from France to Santiago de Compostela. It was a donation of the Ukrainian artist Larissa Perekrestova of Odessa and a donation of the association Des amis de la mosaïque de Saint-Jacques, whose president was Jacques Tollet, thanks to people who did the pilgrimage in 2004. The basilica was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style. It was designed by the French architect Pierre Bossan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The life of St James of Compostela in the crypt of the  Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. It depicts scenes from the life of St. James (note the scallop shells that are his symbol) and sites along the popular pilgrimage route leading from France to Santiago de Compostela. It was a donation of the Ukrainian artist Larissa Perekrestova of Odessa and a donation of the association Des amis de la mosaïque de Saint-Jacques, whose president was Jacques Tollet, thanks to people who did the pilgrimage in 2004. The basilica was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style and it was designed by the French architect Pierre Bossan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Tomb of Jean-Baptiste Lulli, 1632-1687, French Baroque composer, with bust of Lulli and weeping putti, surrounded by inscribed marble ex voto plaques left by pilgrims, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painting of a Pope Pius IX in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, looking towards the choir with paintings by Carle van Loo, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, 15th century, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St James of Compostela, patron saint of the Reconquista, in the Battle of Clavijo led by the King of Leon against the Moors, in 844 AD, after Matthieu Bleville, stained glass window, detail, in the nave of the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retable des Ames du Purgatoire, detail of painting of hell, repainted in the 19th century, in the nave of the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Victories, 1809, in the Chapel of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Victories, or l’Archiconfrérie
de Notre-Dame des Victoires, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. The statue was crowned in 1853 by request of Pope Pius IX to give thanks for the deliverance of Rome by French soldiers in 1849. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ex voto plaques in inscribed marble, 19th century, surrounding the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of St John the Evangelist, dedicated to Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of Therese Martin, also known as Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montserrat, a multi-peaked mountain near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Benedictine Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat sits atop the mountain and is a popular pilgrimage site for Catalans and catholics. The mountain sits 1236m above the valley floor and was the first Spanish National Park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montserrat, a multi-peaked mountain near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Benedictine Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat sits atop the mountain and is a popular pilgrimage site for Catalans and catholics. The mountain sits 1236m above the valley floor and was the first Spanish National Park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Gauderic, patron saint of catalan farmers, statue holding arrow with sheaves of wheat above, detail from the altarpiece in the choir, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St James of Compostela, polychrome wood, 15th century, holding a staff and with a scallop shell at his feet, in the Chapelle de la Vierge du Rosaire, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Rosary altarpiece, 17th century, by Lazare Tremullas the Elder. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Votive procession of the Virgin of the Rosary,<br />
painting, mid 17th century, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death of the Virgin, detail from the Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, 15th century, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Our Lady of Hope, statue of crowned enthroned Madonna holding a lily and bible, detail from the Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, 15th century, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and choir, the oldest part of the church, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the ceiling of the nave are frescoes by Jacques Gamelin, 1738-1803. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St James of Compostela, polychrome wood, 15th century, holding a staff and with a scallop shell at his feet, in the Chapelle de la Vierge du Rosaire, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Rosary altarpiece, 17th century, by Lazare Tremullas the Elder. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Augustine trampling heresy, polychrome wood, 17th century, in the Chapelle de la Vierge du Rosaire, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Rosary altarpiece, 17th century, by Lazare Tremullas the Elder. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels playing musical instruments, detail of frescoes by Jacques Gamelin, 1738-1803, on the ceiling of the Chapelle St Liboire, beneath the organ, 18th century, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms of the Brotherhood of Weavers, detail from the Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamentation, high relief, detail from the Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamentation, high relief, detail from the Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle de la Sanch, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The chapel was built in 1699 and dedicated in 1742, beside the western facade of the church, and the wall separating the 2 buildings was destroyed after the Revolution. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ex voto plaques in inscribed marble, 19th and 20th century, surrounding the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir with 7 paintings by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, on the life of St Augustine and the siege of La Rochelle, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joseph with the Christ child, in the Chapel of St Joseph, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue from the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Louis XIII dedicating the church to the Virgin, with Louis and Richelieu receiving the palm frond of victory and offering her the plans of the church and keys of the city of La Rochelle, painting by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, in the choir of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of St John the Evangelist, dedicated to Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of Therese Martin, also known as Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph on the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapels and inscribed marble ex voto plaques left by pilgrims, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ex voto plaques in inscribed marble, 19th century, surrounding the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph on the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. This facade was built by Sylvain Cartaud, architect of the Duke of Berry, with a portal in Ionic style below and Corinthian above, and a pediment with the coat of arms of France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The life of St James of Compostela in the crypt of the  Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. The central figure of St. James (note the scallop shells that are his symbol) holds aloft an open book which reads the Christ's words I am the way, the truth, and the life. It was a donation of the Ukrainian artist Larissa Perekrestova of Odessa and a donation of the association Des amis de la mosaïque de Saint-Jacques, whose president was Jacques Tollet, thanks to people who did the pilgrimage in 2004. The basilica It was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style and designed by the French architect Pierre Bossan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The life of St James of Compostela in the crypt of the  Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. The central figure of St. James (note the scallop shells that are his symbol) holds aloft an open book which reads the Christ's words I am the way, the truth, and the life. It was a donation of the Ukrainian artist Larissa Perekrestova of Odessa and a donation of the association Des amis de la mosaïque de Saint-Jacques, whose president was Jacques Tollet, thanks to people who did the pilgrimage in 2004. The basilica It was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style and designed by the French architect Pierre Bossan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The life of St James of Compostela in the crypt of the  Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. The central figure of St. James (note the scallop shells that are his symbol) holds aloft an open book which reads the Christ's words I am the way, the truth, and the life. It was a donation of the Ukrainian artist Larissa Perekrestova of Odessa and a donation of the association Des amis de la mosaïque de Saint-Jacques, whose president was Jacques Tollet, thanks to people who did the pilgrimage in 2004. The basilica It was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style and designed by the French architect Pierre Bossan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Montserrat, a multi-peaked mountain near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Benedictine Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat sits atop the mountain and is a popular pilgrimage site for Catalans and catholics. The mountain sits 1236m above the valley floor and was the first Spanish National Park. The mountain is seen here in the distance behind trees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montserrat, a multi-peaked mountain near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Benedictine Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat sits atop the mountain and is a popular pilgrimage site for Catalans and catholics. The mountain sits 1236m above the valley floor and was the first Spanish National Park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St James of Compostela, painted relief, 13th century, on a keystone in the ceiling of the apse, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapels adjoining the main nave, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels playing musical instruments, detail of frescoes by Jacques Gamelin, 1738-1803, on the ceiling of the Chapelle St Liboire, beneath the organ, 18th century, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Victories, or l’Archiconfrerie
de Notre-Dame des Victoires and the Statue of Our Lady of Victories, 1809, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir with 7 paintings by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, on the life of St Augustine and the siege of La Rochelle, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise rupestre Saint-Georges, a monolithic chapel carved into a cliff in the 11th and 12th centuries in Gurat, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It consists of a double nave separated by arches, one nave having 2 apses. There is also a choir and what could be small hermit cells. The church is situated on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. In the centre is the Chateau d'Aubeterre, built in the 11th century. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is famous for its monolithic underground Eglise Saint Jean and its Romanesque Eglise Saint Jacques. It is listed as one of 'Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windows of upper gallery in the Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a Romanesque reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, aerial view, in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is famous for its monolithic underground Eglise Saint Jean and its Romanesque Eglise Saint Jacques. It is listed as one of 'Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, aerial view, in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. In the centre is the Chateau d'Aubeterre, built in the 11th century. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is famous for its monolithic underground Eglise Saint Jean and its Romanesque Eglise Saint Jacques. It is listed as one of 'Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, aerial view, in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. On the right is the Chateau d'Aubeterre, built in the 11th century. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is famous for its monolithic underground Eglise Saint Jean and its Romanesque Eglise Saint Jacques. It is listed as one of 'Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, aerial view, in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. On the right is the Chateau d'Aubeterre, built in the 11th century. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is famous for its monolithic underground Eglise Saint Jean and its Romanesque Eglise Saint Jacques. It is listed as one of 'Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a Romanesque reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi, in the Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a Romanesque reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a chapel. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a Romanesque reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romanesque Reliquary in the Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower of the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, a pilgrimage church originally founded by St Marguerite Bourgeoys in 1655 and rebuilt in 1771, nicknamed the Chapelle des Marins, and the dome of the Marche Bonsecours, designed by William Footer and built 1844-47 in Palladian style, as the city's public market, on the Rue Saint-Paul in the Old Town of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of the Battle of Clavijo, when St James Matamoros, or St James the Moor-slayer, appeared to fight with the christians against the Moors, c. 1525, by Mathieu Bleville, at the Church of Notre Dame en Vaux, Chalons-en-Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The window was restored in 1901. St James Matamoros is the name for the apostle St James the Elder who appeared during the battle according to legend. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cathedrale Notre-Dame du Puy, or Le Puy Cathedral (right), and the monumental statue of Notre Dame de France, 1856-60 by Jean-Marie Bonnassieux on the Rocher Corneille (centre), Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne, France. The cathedral was built 11th - 13th century in Romanesque style, with a striking striped 3-layered facade and large cloister. It is a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. 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 with 2 mounted knights in a tournament with shields and lances, and a man with a mace on the left, 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 2 mounted knights in a tournament with shields and lances, and a man with a mace on the left, 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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  • 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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  • St Foy in prayer behind bars, 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Angel supporting the cross above Christ, 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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  • 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 men being tortured and killed 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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  • 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 depicting the ascension of Alexander the Great, with Alexander holding 2 eagles, from 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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  • Towers 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 soldiers with spears, helmets and shields, 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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  • Nave and choir, seen from the organ gallery, 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 20.7m high nave is barrel-vaulted and supported by columns and arches along each side. 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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  • 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. An arched portico surrounds the doors, above which is a carved tympanum. 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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  • North transept and high relief of the annunciation on the central pillar, 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 stained glass windows were made by Pierre Soulages in 1987-94, in colourless, translucent glass. 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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  • Baptismal font and statue of Christ as a pilgrim, in the entrance to the left of the portal in the North ambulatory, 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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  • 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. An arched portico surrounds the doors, above which is a carved tympanum. 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, Church of St Radegonde, built 1094 in Romanesque style, in Talmont sur Gironde, Poitou-Charentes, France. The church overlooks the Gironde Estuary and is on the Via Turonensis pilgrimage route on the way to Santiago de Compostela. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Moulay Idriss, over rooftops of houses with flat roofs with the minaret of the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I on the right, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftops of Moulay Idriss, with the 17th century Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I in the foreground, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I, open only to non-muslims, with carpeted floor, tiled walls, horseshoe arch windows and stained glass, Moulay Idriss, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The mausoleum was rebuilt by Moulay Ismail, 1672-1727, in the 17th century and is the site of an important moussem or pilgrimage festival each summer. The town was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. His body was moved to a tomb in the mausoleum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I, open only to non-muslims, with its tiled floor and horseshoe arch colonnade, Moulay Idriss, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The mausoleum was rebuilt by Moulay Ismail, 1672-1727, in the 17th century and is the site of an important moussem or pilgrimage festival each summer. The town was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. His body was moved to a tomb in the mausoleum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of interior, with doorway to sanctuary, Moulay Idriss II Mosque, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009. The Mosque of Moulay Idriss II (reigned  803-828), was built by the Idriss dynasty and restored in the 13th century by the Merenids. Containing the mausoleum of Moulay Idriss II, who is believed to aid women's fertility, it is an important pilgrimage destination and a  zaouia or sanctuary. Across the entrance a wooden beam excludes Jews, Christians, and donkeys from the horm, or sacred area around the shrine, where  Moroccans may historically claim sanctuary from arrest. The tomb, covered in brocade and surrounded by the faithful burning candles and incense, is visible through the doors, worn smooth by centuries of pilgrims kissing the wood for baraka or blessing. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of collection box for donations in a door of the Moulay Idriss II Mosque, 9th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009 in the afternoon. The Mosque of Moulay Idriss II (reigned  803-828), was built by the Idriss dynasty and restored in the 13th century by the Merenids. Containing the mausoleum of Moulay Idriss II, who is believed to aid women's fertility, it is an important pilgrimage destination and a  zaouia or sanctuary. Across the entrance a wooden beam excludes Jews, Christians, and donkeys from the horm, or sacred area around the shrine, where  Moroccans may historically claim sanctuary from arrest. The tomb, covered in brocade and surrounded by the faithful burning candles and incense, is visible through the doors, worn smooth by centuries of pilgrims kissing the wood for baraka or blessing. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Altar, with freemason symbols of axes, star and square and compasses carved into its front, in the Renaissance chapel of the Chateau d'Aubeterre, built in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 13th century, in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi, in the Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a Romanesque reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a chapel. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romanesque Reliquary in the Eglise Souterraine Saint Jean, a subterranean rock hewn church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The underground church was cut 7th - 12th century by Benedictine monks, from solid limestone rock, to house sacred relics, in pits and in a reliquary resembling the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It also contains a 20m high nave, a gallery and a necropolis containing hundreds of sarcophagi. It was rediscovered and excavated in the 1950s and is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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