생 베르테뱅 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

The cathedral (i.e., a bishop's church) in Laval was not dedicated to one of the many people we venerate as saints, but rather, the ONE God in THREE Persons – God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God's Holy Spirit – was chosen as its patron saint. Father Reinhard Körner writes about the mystery of the Holy Trinity: + "Among the great prayer-givers in the history of Christianity... I found prayer texts in which each of the divine Three was explicitly addressed – in the same prayer. When I tried to recite the texts, I could sense that these people had not only individually envisioned God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit – they were addressing a divine community. And it seemed to me that they could only do this in their written prayers because they also did so otherwise, quietly in their hearts."

The following quote from the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885) is recorded: "One day, people will see cannons exhibited in museums, just as they now display old torture instruments, and they will be amazed that such things could once have been in use." If only this vision of his had already become reality! Then there would be no need for the many 'Monuments aux Morts' with which villages and towns, like this one in the center of Laval, commemorate their inhabitants who lost their lives in the war.

This church was not dedicated to one of the many people who died as martyrs (witnesses to their faith) for their Christian beliefs, or whom we venerate as blessed or saints because of their exemplary lives. Rather, this parish has chosen God himself – in the "Holy Trinity" – as its patron saint. According to Christian doctrine, we believe in ONE God, who exists in THREE persons – God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. The following description can be found on the EKD (Evangelical Church in Germany) website: + “The word attempts to express the seemingly impossible, namely that God is simultaneously three and one. To understand this, it helps to consider how people have experienced God throughout history: as a Creator who loves his world and humanity like a father loves his children. As a God who himself became human in Jesus Christ, his Son, and shared human life. And finally, as a God who is still present and alive among people in the Holy Spirit.”

playground

the Coupreau Mill tavern

the cliff

Nestled in the valley, with trails all around, you can run along the Vicoin River and its banks and enjoy nature, the trees and the river itself throughout this segment.

This castle has the oldest keep built in France, around 1219. The castle was installed on the hill dominating the Mayenne and controlling the nearby Roman road and the ford.