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Rouen is one of our favorite places in France, primarily because of Eglise Ste-Jeanne d'Arc, a stunningly beautiful modern church dedicated to France's warrior maiden. We often comment on its knock-your-socks-off stained glass that was rescued from another church in 1944, just days before that church was completely destroyed.
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I refer, of course, to St-Vincent sur la Rive, St. Vincent on the Riverbank. This is all that remains of St. Vincent. ('Elle fut presque entièrement détruite le 31 mai 1944.') |
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Rouen cathedral is the burial site of Richard the Lion-hearted's heart,
and it's also the place where Rollo was buried.
Here's Rollo's tomb.
The inscription (in Latin) is
In case your Latin is a little rusty, the translation is |
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