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Religious Site Attractions In Normandy

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Normandy is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 square kilometres , comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. T...
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Religious Site Attractions In Normandy

  • 1. Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Rouen Rouen
    Rouen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of the Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. The cathedral is in the Gothic architectural tradition.
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  • 3. Eglise St-Joseph Le Havre
    Les Invalides , formally the Hôtel national des Invalides , or also as Hôtel des Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the Dôme des Invalides, a large church, the tallest in Paris at a height of 107 meters , with the tombs of some of France's war heroes, most notably Napoleon.
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  • 5. Abbaye aux Dames Caen
    The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames , is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy.
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  • 6. Basilique Notre-Dame d'Alencon Alencon
    Basilique Notre-Dame is the French name for a number of Basilicas dedicated to the Virgin Mary. These include: Notre-Dame d'Afrique, Byzantine Revival building in Algiers, Algeria, inaugurated in 1872 Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Alençon, 15th century Gothic building in Alençon, Orne, France Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, Gothic Revival building in Bonsecours, Normandy, France, completed in 1844 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, Classical and Renaissance building in Boulogne, France Notre-Dame de la Daurade, 19th century building in Toulouse, France Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, minor basilica in Popenguine, Senegal dedicated in 1991 Notre-Dame de l'Épine, Flamboyant Gothic building in L'Épine, Marne, France built in 1527 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Romanesque an...
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  • 8. Notre Dame Cathedral Bayeux
    Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux , is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. A national monument, it is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry. The cathedral is in the Norman-Romanesque architectural tradition. The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England. It was here that William forced Harold Godwinson to take the oath, the breaking of which led to the Norman conquest of England.
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  • 9. Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux Lisieux
    Lisieux Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Lisieux, France. The present cathedral was built between 1170 and the middle of the 13th century through the initiative of Bishop Arnulf. It was the seat of the Bishop of Lisieux until the diocese of Lisieux was abolished under the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Bayeux. The edifice is 110 meters and is a national monument. The west front of the building consists of three portals surmounted by two towers. The south tower was built in the 16th century and at the top bears a 17th-century flèche. Buttresses were added to the south face in the 15th century. The cathedral survived World War II wholly intact though the town suffered Allied bombing in 1944. From the outset, the architect designed quadripartite rib vaults an...
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  • 10. Abbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey) Caen
    The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames , is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy.
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  • 12. Church of St. Joan of Arc Rouen
    The Church of Saint Joan of Arc is a Catholic church in the city center of Rouen, northern France.The church of Saint Joan of Arc was completed in 1979 in the center of the ancient market square known as the Place du Vieux-Marché. This is the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy in 1431. A small garden, Le Bouchet, which is outside and to the north of the church marks the exact spot. The modern church Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc and the adjacent market halls were designed by the architect Louis Arretche. The sweeping curves of the structure are meant to evoke both the flames that consumed Joan of Arc and an overturned longship. Many early Christian churches were designed in the shape of an overturned boat. The market halls simultaneously resemble smaller overturned boats and...
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  • 14. St Jacques Church Dieppe
    Saint Jean de Lalande was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs. He was killed at the Mohawk village of Ossernenon after being captured by warriors.
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