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Monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
The entrance to Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys monastery, founded by the Romano-British monk Gildas in the 6th century CE. Morbihan, France.

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Saint George's Chapel, Windsor
The coats of arms of the knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the order's religious headquarters, the mid-14th century CE Saint George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England.

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Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland
The Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland, is an early medieval Benedictine monastery dating to the late 8th century CE. It became an abbey in 1163 CE and still functions as a...

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Banks of the Loing, Saint-Mammès by Sisley
An 1885 oil on canvas, Banks of the Loing, Saint-Mammès, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Private Collection)

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Saint Valentine Kneeling in Supplication
Saint Valentine kneeling in supplication, painting by David Teniers III, 1677 CE.

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Château de Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire
Château de Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. A simple fortified tower in the 11th century, the château was transformed over the centuries to become the gem we can admire today. In the 16th century, the castle was transformed into a...

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Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua, oil on canvas by Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640.
Museo del Prado, Madrid

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Church of Saint Pancrace after 1905 Law of Separation
The entrance of the Church of Saint Pancrace in Aups after the 1905 Law of Separation of Church and State in France.

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Ten Should-Be Famous Women of Early Christianity
There were many famous women of early Christianity who made significant contributions to the development of the faith but have since been largely forgotten. Some have been canonized by the Church or recognized in other ways, but their efforts...

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Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is the name of a tidal island located off the coasts of Normandy and Brittany in France. While the island of Mont-Saint-Michel has held cultural, religious, and strategic value since the Merovingians held power over the...