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The Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne was formerly the cathedral of Carcassonne. In 1801 it was replaced by the present Carcassonne Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne).
The present church is in origin a Romanesque of the 11th century, consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096. It was built on the site of a Carolingian cathedral, of [...]
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The current church replaces an older which was thought to be built towards the end of the 11th century on the site of the house where Saint Gimer was born:
The parish of Saint-Gimer was established in 1840 and when the succursal chapel was built it was felt that a larger building was needed. There were [...]
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A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on labours of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give the same measure as I have recieved and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
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