Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Paris. Construction begain in the 12th century and took nearly two centuries to complete. It is
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Église Saint Joseph des Carmes
This church was be built for the monks of the order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The church is part of a complex including a second chapel
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Église Saint Eustache
Construction began on this massive cathedral overlooking Les Halles in 1532, and it has not yet been completed. The church
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Trinitarians
The Order of the Holy Trinity was established in France in the twelfth century by a
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Carthusians
Established by St Bruno of Cologne in the 11th century, the Carthusians may be described as a community of hermits.
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Ursulines
Founded by Angela de Merici in 1535 as a congregation of women in Brescia, a vassal city-state of the Republic of
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Oratorians
Like the Jesuits, the Oratorians are a congregation of secular priests rather than an order of friars. Founded in 1611 by
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Franciscans
Founded at the beginning of the thirteenth century by Francis of Assisi, the Franciscans were originally established under a rule
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Capuchins
The origins of the Capuchins are traced to a Franciscan monk in the Duchy of Urbino, Matteo da Bascio. An Observant Franciscan
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Benedictines
The Order of St Benedict is the name given to the autonomous monasteries whose monks follow the rule established by St Benedict of
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Dominicans
Established at Toulouse in the early thirteenth
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Religious Orders
Religious orders are communities of consecrated believers who live a common life following a religious rule under the leadership of a religious superior. Members of a religious order may be clergy (ordained priests) or laity, depending on the rule of
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Jesuits
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Notre Dame de la Garde
The highest point overlooking the city of Marseille became the site of a small chapel built in the 13th century dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Watch (Notre Dame de la Garde), the traditional Catholic protector of
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Cathédrale Sainte Marie Majeure de Marseille
The Cathdrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure, known simply as the Major (la Majeure) to most Marseillais, is the seat of
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Église Saint Laurent pres Les Moulins
Located immediately adjacent to the Tour de Saint Jean along the waterfront of the city, overlooking the roads of Marseille, the church of Saint Laurent is the
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Église Saint Germain l'Auxerrois
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Confraternities
Confraternities are Catholic lay religious associations formed for the purpose of performing acts of charity or promoting
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Église Sainte Croix
Holy Cross Church of Aubusson
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Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu
First minister to King Louis XIII
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Vincent de Paul
Chaplain to the galleys of France and minister to the poor
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Fra' Antoine de Paule
Grand Master of the Order of St. John
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François de Loménie, Bishop of Marseille
Member of a great family of churchmen
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Alphonse-Louis du Plessis, Archbishop of Aix
Brother of Cardinal Richelieu
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Henri de Bourbon, abbé de Saint Germain des Pres
Bishop of Metz and abbot of the most powerful monestary in Paris
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Jean-François de Gondi, Archbishop of Paris
Member of the de Gondi dynasty of bishops and cardinals
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Pierre de Bérulle
Mystic and statesman
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Magistrate, antiquarian, and patron of the sciences
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Urban VIII, Bishop of Rome
Pontiff of the Catholic Church and a member of the powerful Barberini family
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Francesco Barberini, Cardinal-Bishop d'Albano
Papal legate of Avignon and state secretary of the Holy See
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François de Valbelle
Vicar general of the archdiocese of Aix
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Louis de Nogaret d'Epernon, Cardinal de La Valette
Prelate and soldier
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Bernardino Spada, Archbishop of Damiata
Papal nuncio to France
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Guido Bentivoglio, Cardinal Bentivoglio di San Giovanni
Protector of France at the Holy See
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Étienne de Saint-Méran, abbé de Saint-Méran
Official of the diocesan tribunals for the archdiocese of Aix
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Pierre Montmaur
Professor of Greek at the Collge Royal
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Maurizio de Savoia, Cardinal Savoia
Son of the duke of Savoy
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Michel de La Portallier, abbé de Saint-Barnard
Official of the Diocesan Tribunals for the Bishop of Grenoble
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Raymond de La Marthonie, Bishop of Limoges
Pious reformer
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Don Paulo di Scapini
Confessor to the viscontessa di Praz-de-Lys
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Padre Giulio
Franciscan priest and missionary of the Propaganda
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Federico Boromeo, cardinal-archbishop of Milan
Distinguished prelate and cousin of a saint