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Paroisse catholique de Magadan

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Par Eric

Benoît XVI ayant demandé, lors de l'Angélus du dimanche des Missions 18 octobre 2009, de prier pour les jeunes Eglises, voici une église située à Magadan dans l'Extrême-Orient Russe. Elle a été construite à partir de 2001 et consacrée en 2004, pour la...

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Eglise Sainte-Thérèse de Vilnius

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Par Eric

En l'honneur de Notre Dame du Mont Carmel dont c'est la fête aujourd'hui, voici quelques photos d'une belle église de Vilnius (capitale de la Lituanie), construite par les Carmes déchaux dans le style baroque au XVIIe siècle. Qu'elles nous permettent...

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Saint-Michel de Bordeaux

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Par Eric

Statue de Saint Jacques La Samaritaine

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Messe traditionnelle à Notre-Dame de Paris

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Par Eric

Une messe traditionnelle, selon le Missel pré-conciliaire, sera célébrée en la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, le 17 juin 2008. Lien : http://www.schola-sainte-cecile.com A Latin Mass will be celebrated at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris the 17th of June,...

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Notre Dame de Verdelais

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Par Eric

At the beginning of the 12th century, returning safe from the Holy Land, Crusader Géraud de Graves built an oratory dedicated to the Nativity of Our Lady in the deep forest close to Saint-Macaire ( near Bordeaux ). He lived there as a hermit with a few...

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Churches built in China by French missionaries

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Par Eric

The St. Ignatius Cathedral of Xujiahui in Shanghai. The Jesuits were very active in Xujiahui ( or Xujiawei ) in Shanghai. They built schools, churches, hospitals, and an observatory in 1873. The first Cathedral was built in 1847 and reconstructed in 1906....

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Beautiful Chinese Catholic Churches

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Par Eric

Here are examples of modest churches built by the French missionaries in a mixed style. Photography from the Archives of the Jesuits in Vanves ( France ). Photography from the Archives of the Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris. Photography from...

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Beautiful churches in China

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Par Eric

In 2008, the world will focus on China and the Olympic Games, so I thought it could be good to remember the extraordinary adventures of our missionaries in China, especially from the middle of the 19th Century untill 1949. Here are a choice of churches...

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Notre-Dame Church in Bordeaux ( new pictures )

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Par Eric

Here are some new pictures of Notre Dame Church in Bordeaux, built by the Dominicans : Portrait of St. Pius V, a Dominican Pope, painted in 1733 by Brother André, op. The Dominican cloister. http://ut-pupillam-oculi.over-blog.com/article-13033932.htm...

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Cathédrale de Bazas

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Par Eric

Bazas is a charming little town, situated near Bordeaux. http://www.ville-bazas.fr A church was built in the 5th Century which was destroyed during the Norman invasions in 853. In 1070 a Romanesque cathedral was built by bishop Raymond II and consecrated...

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