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The Church of St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) a Catholic priest dedicated to serving the poor.
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In 1625 Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission, a society of missionary priests commonly known as the Vincentians or Lazarists. In 1633, with the assistance of Louise de Marillac he founded the Daughters of Charity. |
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His incorrupt body on display in the Church. |
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A statue of St. Joseph. |
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140 rue du Bac, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Constructed in 1815 and dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. |
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In 1830 St. Catherine Laboure had 3 visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary here, and was shown an image she was to have cast into a medal, called miraculous because of the many miracles wrought through Mary's intercession. |
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Exhumed in 1933, the body of St. Catherine was found to be incorrupt. |
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The body of St. Louise de Marillac. The mosaic depicts the moment when she was inspired to Found the Daughters of Charity on Pentecost, 1623.
On the altar St. Louise's testament to her daughters is written in gold mosaic. |
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The far statue on the right of St. Vincent de Paul also has a relic of his heart. |
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The Lincoln pilgrims visit the Eiffel Tower, here seen from the Champ de Mars. |
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The Ecole Militare (Military School) founded by Louis XV in 1750. |
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Built in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, the Eiffel tower stands 324 meters = 1,063 ft tall (81 stories). |
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This "Dome Church" is actually the tomb of Napoleon (died 1815) buried here in 1861. |
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Les Invalides, a complex of buildings containing museums and monuments relating to the military history of France, as you might tell from the canons outside. |
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris - Our Lady of Paris. Widely considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, it was first constructed from 1163 into 1240s.
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On the facade, there are 28 statues of the Kings of Judah and of Israel, the ancestors of Christ. Above these are statues of Adam and Eve. In the centre, a large rose almost 10 meters across forms a halo above the statue of the Virgin Mary, who is flanked by two angels and presents us her Child, Jesus, the Son of God. |
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The Portal of Saint Anne on the right side of the facade. The sculptures depict episodes from the life of the Virgin. |
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