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Sainte-Anne d'Auray
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Olivier Poulenard
January 13, 2021
Road cycling
The sanctuary of Sainte-Anne d´Auray is a place strongly marked by spirituality in southern Brittany. A few kilometers from the pretty medieval town of Auray, Sainte-Anne d´Auray is one of the most prestigious sanctuaries in Brittany, honored by the visit of Pope John Paul II in September 1996.
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•Barbara & Andreas 🕊️
August 27, 2024
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After Lourdes and Lisieux, this is the third largest pilgrimage site in France and the most important in Brittany.
A farmer experienced apparitions of St. Anne and was commissioned to rebuild a chapel from the 6th century. However, no remains of it remained. While searching his fields, he discovered old graves and a statue of St. Anne. This was the starting point for an important pilgrimage! Unfortunately, almost everything was destroyed during the French Revolution, so that only a small part of the old image is integrated into the new statue.
A farmer experienced apparitions of St. Anne and was commissioned to rebuild a chapel from the 6th century. However, no remains of it remained. While searching his fields, he discovered old graves and a statue of St. Anne. This was the starting point for an important pilgrimage! Unfortunately, almost everything was destroyed during the French Revolution, so that only a small part of the old image is integrated into the new statue.
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•Yannick - Prendre l'Air
September 14, 2024
Cycling
A major place of pilgrimage in Brittany.
Basilica, Scala Sancta, cloister and monument of the Count of Chambord
Basilica, Scala Sancta, cloister and monument of the Count of Chambord
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