{"id":1313,"date":"2019-04-06T19:48:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T23:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2019-06-08T18:25:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T22:25:12","slug":"the-religious-villages-of-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/the-religious-villages-of-france\/","title":{"rendered":"The religious sites of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1313\" class=\"elementor elementor-1313\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78c109d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78c109d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c95aac\" data-id=\"7c95aac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5dc2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5dc2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Religious Sites of France<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793e58e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"793e58e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5637d93\" data-id=\"5637d93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2073a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2073a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d469 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d5d469\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a277a9e\" data-id=\"a277a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07233b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07233b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Do you believe in miracle?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">For thousands of years<\/span>, all these <span style=\"color: #993300;\">villages<\/span> have shared their angelic stories in which <span style=\"color: #993300;\">simple<\/span> folks were <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips73\">visited<\/span><\/span> by <span style=\"color: #993300;\">apparitions<\/span> of <span style=\"color: #993300;\">saints<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #993300;\">angels<\/span> or even the <strong>Virgin Mary.<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since the Middle ages, these <span style=\"color: #993300;\">religious<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">sites<\/span> have aroused the need for <span style=\"color: #993300;\">millions<\/span> of pilgrims to walk thousands of miles to <span style=\"color: #993300;\">meditate<\/span> on these faithful <span style=\"color: #993300;\">sanctuaries<\/span>; from climbing 200 stairs on their knees to walking nearly 3 km in the water.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Though<\/span> Religious<\/span> Faith is not a requirement to feel the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">immense aura<\/span> that breathes through these astonishing sites, it does add a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">cosmic<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">dimension<\/span> to this unforgettable <span style=\"color: #993300;\">visit<\/span>.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All these <span style=\"color: #993300;\">sacred sites<\/span> are <span style=\"color: #993300;\">listed<\/span> as <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/World-Heritage-site\">UNESCO <\/a><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips59\">heritage<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33b84f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33b84f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-822d646\" data-id=\"822d646\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803cc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"803cc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eefb199 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eefb199\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7168003\" data-id=\"7168003\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b4043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b4043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>LOURDES \u2013 <em>The Apparition of Mary<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When it comes to Pilgrimage, Lourdes has aroused the most souls since 1858 when the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Virgin Mary appeared<\/span> 18 times in Massabielle\u2019s <span style=\"color: #993300;\">cave<\/span> in front of <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailycatholic.org\/issue\/10Feb\/lourdes.htm\">Bernadette Soubirous<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Today, millions of people, driven by their faith, or their illness, walk through <span style=\"color: #993300;\">forests<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #993300;\">mountains<\/span> in the steps of a Saint, still <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">praying<\/span> for a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">miracle<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-587661a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587661a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-481c076\" data-id=\"481c076\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31942a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31942a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/the-religious-villages-of-france\/grotte_de_massabielle-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?fit=1256%2C1068&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1256,1068\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grotte_de_Massabielle-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Caves of Lourdes&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?fit=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?fit=640%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?fit=640%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?w=1256&amp;ssl=1 1256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Grotte_de_Massabielle-min.jpg?resize=1024%2C871&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18044d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18044d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4cbd9\" data-id=\"1a4cbd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af7f6b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5af7f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360b0c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360b0c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2a153\" data-id=\"6d2a153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8487623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8487623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>MONT SAINT MICHEL \u2013 <em>The<\/em> <em>Blessing of an angel<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rising out of the mists and fog, this fairy-tale castle is a <span style=\"color: #800000;\">unique<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">place<\/span> that began with a church built on a <span style=\"color: #800000;\">massive<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">granit<\/span>e rock by bishop Aubert in 709 as <span style=\"color: #800000;\">homage<\/span> to <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Archangel<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Michael<\/span> after the <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Saint<\/span> had <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips73\">visited<\/span><\/span> him.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Two centuries later, a <span style=\"color: #800000;\">community<\/span> of <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osb.org\/gen\/benedictines.html\">Benedictine monks<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">formed<\/span> at the <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Mont<\/span> and erected a <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr\/en\/Explore\/The-archangel-and-the-origins-of-the-Abbey\">Roman-style abbey<\/a>.<\/span> The <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span><\/span> became a <span style=\"color: #800000;\">symbol<\/span> of <span style=\"color: #800000;\">resistance<\/span> against English <span style=\"color: #800000;\">invasions<\/span> for centuries, which explains the surrounding walls. A <span style=\"color: #800000;\">gothic<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">abbey<\/span> would later <span style=\"color: #800000;\">erect<\/span> on the rubbles of the old one, which served as a <span style=\"color: #800000;\">prison<\/span> during the French <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips29\">revolution<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you walk to this unique <span style=\"color: #800000;\">historic<\/span> and<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> religious<\/span> <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span>, do not<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> ignore<\/span> the tide for <strong>it rushes at 60 <span style=\"color: #800000;\">meter<\/span> per <span style=\"color: #800000;\">minute<\/span>\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-207ff8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"207ff8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67129e6\" data-id=\"67129e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd374e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd374e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/montstmichelnight-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MontStMichelnight-min-e1550533220533.png?fit=542%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"542,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MontStMichelnight-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MontStMichelnight-min-e1550533220533.png?fit=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MontStMichelnight-min-e1550533220533.png?fit=542%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MontStMichelnight-min-e1550533220533.png?fit=640%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1509\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d19be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d19be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f319b\" data-id=\"28f319b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6829be4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6829be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaacedb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaacedb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78223f2\" data-id=\"78223f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4af4a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4af4a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">VEZELAY \u2013 <em>The Relics of Mary Magdalene<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aFoakBvsKlA\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">monastery<\/span><\/a> built on the hill <span style=\"color: #000000;\">hosted<\/span> the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">relics<\/span> that belonged to <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Mary Magdalene<\/span> and has drawn pilgrims for 2,000 years to see the remains of one of the road <span style=\"color: #993300;\">companion<\/span> of <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Jesus Christ<\/span>. Pilgrimages came to a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">halt<\/span> in 1279 when <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vBZ2I0hcb9I\">Mary\u2019s remains<\/a><\/span> were officially found in Provence.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">500 years of religious wars followed by a <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips29\">revolution<\/span> were not kind to the <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span> of the Saint who witnessed Jesus\u2019 <span style=\"color: #993300;\">crucifixion<\/span>. But in the 1800s, a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">majestic<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">roman<\/span>&#8211;<span style=\"color: #993300;\">style<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">basilica<\/span> with unique <span style=\"color: #993300;\">sculpted<\/span> stones was erected where the Saint has finally rested in peace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This Unesco <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span> welcomes <span style=\"color: #993300;\">millions<\/span> every year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cb1d90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cb1d90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f70c30e\" data-id=\"f70c30e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee19a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee19a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/the-religious-villages-of-france\/vezelay_la_basilique_sainte-marie-madeleine_25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?fit=950%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"950,619\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_(25)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?fit=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?fit=640%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?fit=640%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vezelay_La_basilique_Sainte-Marie-Madeleine_25.jpg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6ead96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6ead96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3ab0a4\" data-id=\"b3ab0a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fd042 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57fd042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0bc513 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0bc513\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df5c1a3\" data-id=\"df5c1a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7df5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea7df5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>ROCAMADOUR \u2013 <em>Sanctuary of Saint Amadour<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The announcement of a<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> miracle<\/span> in 1148 and the discovery of Saint Amadour\u2019s <span style=\"color: #993300;\">intact<\/span> body in 1166 made it a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">sacred<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">village<\/span> since the Middle-ages and has attracted pilgrims from across Europe, including Henri II of England, who traveled to thank the Virgin Mary. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Perched<\/span> on a 150-meter cliff overlooking the Dordogne <span style=\"color: #993300;\">River<\/span>, it is the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mmC_2EOqpuo\">highest pilgrimage <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span><\/a><\/span> in France.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every year, hundred of thousands of people climb the 216 stairs of the Great Stairway on their knees that lead to the forecourt of the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">sanctuaries<\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Basilica<\/span> Saint-Sauveur. Notre Dame\u2019s <span style=\"color: #993300;\">chapel<\/span> is viewed as \u201cthe heart\u201d of the village and hosts the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips89\">statue<\/span><\/span> of the <strong>black Virgin<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7fd8d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7fd8d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4f43b1\" data-id=\"c4f43b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0058a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e0058a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/the-religious-villages-of-france\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?fit=1164%2C1725&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1164,1725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?fit=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?fit=640%2C948&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?fit=640%2C948&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?w=1164&amp;ssl=1 1164w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1138&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cite_de_rocamadour_by_night_-_lot_tourisme-min-1.jpg?resize=691%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbbc39f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbbc39f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc02b55\" data-id=\"fc02b55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d845c7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d845c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d78eff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d78eff6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d0b08\" data-id=\"a8d0b08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d32af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03d32af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SAINTE-FOY DE CONQUES &#8211; <em>A Christian Martyr<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The abbey of Sainte-Foy de Conques, erected between 1045 and 1110 carefully <span style=\"color: #993300;\">preserves<\/span> Sainte-Foy\u2019s relics, a young gallo-roman Christian girl who was martyred in Agen during the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> century. In the following centuries, an astonishing <span style=\"color: #993300;\">treasure<\/span> was established around the <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips89\">statue<\/span> of the Saint, covering her in gold and precious stones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6084642 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6084642\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0c996b\" data-id=\"e0c996b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a1094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46a1094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/the-religious-villages-of-france\/saintefoy-min-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sainteFoy-min-1.png?fit=1027%2C771&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1027,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2720ec\" data-id=\"d2720ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879a5a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"879a5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5c71d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5c71d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb42273\" data-id=\"eb42273\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7f624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d7f624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SAINTE BEAUME \u2013 <em>Blessed by Mary Magdalene<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">geological<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips42\">curiosity<\/span><\/span> and one of the most <span style=\"color: #993300;\">ancient<\/span> pilgrimage <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span> in the world where Mary Magdalene is believed to have spent 30 years of her life. Protected by the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Dominicans<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips73\">visited<\/span><\/span> by Saint Louis in 1254, the Church and the Kingdom of Provence expanded the village and even built a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">hostelry<\/span> to <span style=\"color: #993300;\">encourage<\/span> more pilgrims to visit the Holy cave. A gothic <span style=\"color: #993300;\">basilica<\/span> was erected in the 13<sup>th<\/sup> century in the name of the Saint.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd601c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd601c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e48e649\" data-id=\"e48e649\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1341c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1341c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/the-religious-villages-of-france\/sainte_baume-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sainte_Baume-min.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sainte_Baume-min.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sainte_Baume-min.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sainte_Baume-min.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3439bc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3439bc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59c1018\" data-id=\"59c1018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d0c93 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f2d0c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f209304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f209304\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98326f2\" data-id=\"98326f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d557c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d557c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>NOTRE DAME DE LA SALETTE &#8211; <em>The Apparition of Mary<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 1846, a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">globe<\/span> of light opened to two shepherd boys to <span style=\"color: #993300;\">reveal<\/span> a woman seated on a stone with her head in her hands. This <span style=\"color: #993300;\">apparition<\/span> of the Blessed Virgin in this village near Grenoble was \u2018verified\u2019 by the pope as a <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span> of Faith where, at times, <strong>3,000 pilgrims<\/strong> may pass through in a day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8caa19d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8caa19d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af9d651\" data-id=\"af9d651\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f7910d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5db522\" data-id=\"b5db522\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637fbf3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"637fbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-148007c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"148007c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1a961\" data-id=\"1f1a961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d711f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d711f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>CARCASSONNE &#8211; <em>The Shroud of Christ<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Built as a center for <span style=\"color: #993300;\">commerce<\/span> on a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Celt<\/span> village in the first century BC, the Romans <span style=\"color: #993300;\">fortified<\/span> the city with massive walls against invasions, still standing to this day surrounding St Michael\u2019s <span style=\"color: #993300;\">cathedral.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since the XIII century, the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">medieval<\/span> town of <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFf346QOo68\">Carcassonne<\/a><\/span> has displayed a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">special<\/span> cloth that may have been used to wrap the body of Jesus after his death: <strong>The Holy Shroud of Chris<\/strong>t. According to legend, after a <span style=\"color: #993300;\">series<\/span> of eleven miracles widely <span style=\"color: #993300;\">observed<\/span> in 1403, Pope Benoit XIII and King Charles VI rendered both a holy and <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips96\">royal<\/span> judgment<\/span> ordering <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/augustinians.net\/index.php?page=history\">Augustine monks<\/a><\/span> to <span style=\"color: #993300;\">protect<\/span> the Holy Shroud.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But there is something else.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A part of <span style=\"color: #993300;\">history<\/span> the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Catholic<\/span> Church <span style=\"color: #993300;\">prefers<\/span> to forget\u2026<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the XI an XII century, a competing religion that <span style=\"color: #993300;\">rejected<\/span> the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">pope\u2019s authority<\/span> and only recognized the New Testament was <span style=\"color: #993300;\">flourishing<\/span> in the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">region:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/philipcoppens.com\/catharism.html\">Catharism<\/a><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Considered<\/span> as <span style=\"color: #993300;\">heretics,<\/span> Cathars were <span style=\"color: #993300;\">exterminated.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Their stronghold was Carcassonne<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c54214e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3acba58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3acba58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0c5173\" data-id=\"e0c5173\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076e37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076e37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>NOTRE DAME DE PARIS <\/strong>\u2013 <strong><em>From Jupiter to Mary<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Built on a <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips104\">site<\/span> erected by <strong>Roman fishermen<\/strong> in honor of <strong>Jupiter<\/strong>, two Roman churches briefly saw the light before Notre Dame. After 200 years of <span style=\"color: #993300;\">construction,<\/span> the 130-meter masterpiece of early Gothic cathedral was <span style=\"color: #993300;\">completed<\/span> in 1345 in <span style=\"color: #993300;\">honor<\/span> of the Virgin Mary.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Notre Dame is a witness of the life of the people of God, of the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips45\">influence<\/span><\/span> of His <span style=\"color: #993300;\">charity<\/span> and His hope.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3029a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3029a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notre-dame-509222_640.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notre-dame-509222_640.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2322\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notre-dame-509222_640.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notre-dame-509222_640.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1ecbf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1ecbf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba114a0\" data-id=\"ba114a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d148a33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d148a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f0f2e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f0f2e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e7519\" data-id=\"27e7519\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d76348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d76348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SAINTE CHAPELLE \u2013 <em>The Relics of Christ<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 1243, King Louis IX \u2013 who later became a Saint, acquires<strong> Christ\u2019s crown of thorns<\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #993300;\">fragments<\/span> of the Holy cross and shroud for 135,000 livres from the king of Constantinople and erects a gigantic church to host the most wanted relic in the world, for the same price as the Crown.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Despite <span style=\"color: #993300;\">multiples<\/span> fires, flooding and a destructive <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips29\">revolution<\/span>, it is a true miracle that the church is still standing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35dc3b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35dc3b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a0a7e\" data-id=\"b1a0a7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e964cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e964cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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