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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tmaʁi d(ə) la mɛʁ], alternatively with the definite article Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, lit. "(the) Saint Marys of the Sea", locally Les Saintes, [le sɛ̃t]; Provençal: Lei Santei Marias de la Mar (classical norm) or Li Sànti Marìo de la Mar (Mistralian norm)), is the capital of the Camargue (Provençal: Camarga) natural region in ...
The bishop then made a pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in 1357. [11] That same year, Arnaud de Cervole, known as the Archpriest, headed for Avignon via the Camargue with his Anglo-Gascon bands. The relics contained in the church were sheltered at Sainte-Baume and Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer saw its fortifications reinforced. [4]
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli ("Sara the Black"; Romani: Sara e Kali), is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism.The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a place of pilgrimage for Roma in the Camargue, in Southern France.
Arch of Germanicus and the Charente. Saintes is on the banks of the river Charente, in the center-eastern part of the department.The city is based 60 km southeast of La Rochelle, [8] 33 kilometers northeast of Royan, [8] and about 100 km north of Bordeaux [8] (to which it is linked by the A10 autoroute).
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes (since 2023: Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo) [1] is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Saintes. It is located in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. Created in 2013, its seat is in Saintes. [2]
The Sea at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (F415) The Sea at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (F415) depicts three boats floating on a calm sea with special attention to light and color. A fisherman is visible guiding the boat in the painting’s foreground.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 22:36, 30 August 2008: 600 × 660 (160 KB): Spax89: 22:29, 30 August 2008: 600 × 660 (162 KB): Spax89 {{Information |Description={{fr|1=De gueules, à deux saintes affrontées, d'argent,tenant chacune une boite d'or et étant dans un navire, aussi d'or, sans voiles, sans rames, et sans timon, exposé dans une mer agitée d'azur, ondée d ...
Anse des Mûriers (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s de myʁje]) is a quartier of Terre-de-Bas Island, located in Îles des Saintes archipelago in the Caribbean. It is located in the eastern part of the island. The main port of the island is located at this place.