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Religious Sites in France
Sites of worship in France include a variety of cathedrals, monasteries, mosques, synagogues and churches. They correspond to different denominations present in the country. In France the main religion is Catholicism, but Protestants, Muslims and Jews also constitute a significant part of the population. The diversity of religious sites reflects the country’s long-standing spiritual traditions.
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Anglican church Holy Trinity Nice
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Town: Nice
Address: 11, rue de la Buffa
Phone: +33 4 9387 1983
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| The Anglican church Holy Trinity Nice, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is located in the heart of Nice. Holy Trinity is a chaplaincy of the Anglican Diocese in Europe, built between 1860 and 1862.
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Basilique Notre-Dame
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Town: Nice
Address: 37 Bis, Avenue Jean-Medecin
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| The Basilique Notre-Dame church was designed in the Gothic style of 1868 by the architect C. Lenormand. It is Nice's largest church and first modern religious building. It is located in the centre of one of the city's main thoroughfares, on Avenue Jean Medecin.
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Basilique royale de Saint-Denis
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Town: Paris
Address: 1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur
Phone: +33 1 48 09 83 54
e-mail: basilique-saint-denis@monuments-nationaux.fr
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Price: 7 - 7 EUR
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Website: http://www.monuments-nationaux.fr
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Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00 -17:30
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| Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, or Saint Denis Royal Basilica, is named after St Denis, a missionary who was sent from Italy to Gaul by Pope St Clement in AD 250. Not much is known of St Denis, other than the fact that he settled on a small island on the Seine, known as Lutetia Parisoriu, and became the first Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in AD 258 by the pagan Fescinnius, Governor of Gaul, for not renouncing his faith. St.Genevieve built the original church over the site of his grave.
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Cathedrale Orthodoxe Russe St-Nicolas
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Town: Nice
Address: Avenue Nicolas-II
Phone: +33 4 9396 8802
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| Built by Tsar Nicolas in 1912, the Cathedrale Orthodoxe Russe St-Nicolas is a true work of art, representative of Russian presence in France. The church boasts impressive wood work and a collection of icons. Its interiors are uniquely ornamental and colourful, and is home to many historical and religious objects from when Russia was in entrenched in civil turmoil.
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Chapelle de la Misericorde
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Town: Nice
Address: Cours Saleya
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| The Chapelle de la Misericorde stands on Cours Saleya, a busy pedestrianised market street.The Italian Baroque-style church epitomises the religious buildings in the region, especially near Vieux-Nice, with its round form, golden stuccoes, mock marble, paintings and Trompe L'oeil ('fool the eye') illusions. Construction of the chapel began in 1740 and ended in 1786. It was then given to the Brotherhood of the Black Penitents, a religious order founded in 1422, who were clothed only in funrerary black. Such brotherhoods evolved from the Middle Ages are still widespread today in and around Provence. The church houses beautiful 17th-century canvases, as well as two altarpieces dedicated to the Virgin Mary by Miralhet (1429) and Brea (1485).
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Chapelle du St-Suaire (Penitents Rouges)
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Town: Nice
Address: 8, Rue Jules Gilly
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| The Saint-Suaire Chapel is situated in the old town of Nice, close to Cours Saleya, and home to the Red Penitent Order, which originates from the 14th Century. The Red Penitents are a lay association practising religious devotion, as well as offering help to those in need. The chapel's impressive architecture coincides with its interior of beautiful paintings, inlcuding the 'Saint-Suaire' (1660), a canvas by the Nice artist Baldoino, and Paul Emile Barberi's 'Saint Trinite' (1840).
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Chapelle Expiatoire
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Town: Paris
Address: 29, rue Pasquier
Phone: +33 1 42 65 35 80
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Price: 2 - 3 EUR
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Website: http://www.monum.fr/
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| The Chapelle Expiatoire, an impressive memorial of revolutions, is built in the place of the Madeleine Cemetery, where the decapitated king Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette were buried in 1793 during the Great French Revolution. Later, according to the will of Louis XVIII, the Chapel was constructed as a memorial. The church, though not impressive in dimension, is a fascinating example of late Neo-Classical architecture and a historic monument of some of the most dreadful periods in the French history.
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Chapelle Notre Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse
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Town: Paris
Address: 140, rue du Bac
Phone: +33 1 49 54 78 88
e-mail: info@chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com
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Website: http://www.chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com
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Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 07:45 -19:00
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| The Chapel Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal has become one of the most visited pilgrimage places since 1830, when the nun Catherine Laboure, had a vision of Saint Mary. The Virgin gave her a miraculous medal and, ever since, its power was entrusted to the chapel. Millions of pilgrims visit the chapel annually. It has become the second most important place of pilgrimage in France, after the town of Lourdes. Today you can still see the nun, perfectly preserved and surrounded by glass, as well as buy a miraculous replica medal from the chapel.
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