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The Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer is a Romanesque fortified church built in the 9th century in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence. Dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus and to The Three Marys, it is the subject of annual Roma pilgrimage.
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 ...
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.
The French town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is the subject of a series of paintings that Vincent van Gogh made in June 1888. When Van Gogh lived in Arles, he took a week-long trip to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer on the Mediterranean Sea, where he made several paintings of the seascape and town.
It is seen throughout all of Camargue. It is also present in Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de l'Estaque , esplanade de la Bonne Mère [8]), in Toulon, [9] in Istres, and in Avignon. [10] The town of Radolfzell, Germany, is a twin city with Istres, so the cross can be found there. [10]
In the latest official edition of the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church she is commemorated with Salome on April 24. [2] Along with Mary Magdalene and "Mary" Salome, Mary of Clopas is known as one of the Three Marys at the tomb of Jesus. Her relics are said to be in France at the Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer.
Church of Holy Trinity, Split (Croatian: Crkva sv. Trojstva) in Split, Croatia. Church of the Holy Cross, Nin (Croatian: Crkva svetog Križa) in Nin, Croatia. Fortified Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer in Provence. Late 9th century – La Foncalada fountain in Oviedo, Asturias constructed.
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