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The Altar of the Crucifixion.115 views
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We arrived at Avignon in early evening.115 viewsAvignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts. We will stay here for the rest of the week. We will have two days to explore it
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Cathédrale Sainte Réparate, the oldest and most ornate church in the city. It has been in existence since the 1200’s, it was rebuilt and made a Cathedral, and has been the Catholic heart of the city for 400 years. 115 views It’s named after a young Palestinian teen, Reparate, who was arrested for her Christian faith in the year 1060, but refused to renounce. She was beheaded and her body was sent on a raft to sea. The angels took over and guided her raft across the Mediterranean to the bay of Nice, where her body arrived pristine and untouched, and was declared a miracle. That is how the bay of Nice became named the Bay of Angels and how the young martyr became Saint Reparate, the patron saint of the Cathedral in Old Nice.
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