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Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist

Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist

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Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist

Name: Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist
Rating: 1.8

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Location: Retournac, Yssingeaux, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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1. Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist – Human Rights Bridge loop from Retournac

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2. Path overlooking the Loire – Château d'Artias loop from Retournac

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3. Landscapes of Haute-Loire – Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist loop from Retournac

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Gerhard Mauerberger

May 9, 2023

The Romanesque church would have adjoined the castle (now destroyed) and participated in the medieval fortifications. Its choir with radiating apses is built in yellow ocher sandstone rock. The aisles would have been reworked in the 18th century.

The set of contemporary stained glass windows, created and produced by Henri Guérin, glass artist in Toulouse, is unique among his work visible throughout the world. The shattering of the glass slab in its thickness gives the nuances of value and color.

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JakobusPilger

November 15, 2024

With the patronage of "John the Baptist", this parish has chosen a saint who is considered a forerunner of Jesus Christ. In Christian theology, he is the voice of the voice in the desert prophesied in the Old Testament book of Isaiah: "A voice calls out: In the desert prepare the way for the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!" (Luther Bible).
John is the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, who was visited by the Mother of God Mary when she learned from the Archangel Gabriel that she herself was to give birth to Jesus Christ, and her - until then childless - relative was still pregnant in old age.
The feast day of Saint Jean Baptist in the calendar of saints is June 24th.

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Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist

1. Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist – Human Rights Bridge loop from Retournac

2. Path overlooking the Loire – Château d'Artias loop from Retournac

3. Landscapes of Haute-Loire – Collegiate Church of Saint John the Baptist loop from Retournac

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