St. Just and St. Pasteur cathedral, Narbonne. Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe.

St. Just and St. Pasteur cathedral, Narbonne. Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe.

Young Girl Praying Kneeling National Shrine of St. Therese Lisieux France Little Flower Basilica Church Europe.

Candles near the grotto. Lourdes city.

Shape of France with letter "F", close-up

European union sign with letter "F" standing for France, close-up

Cairo and Paris with a star-studded sky lit by the moon

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Sacrifice of Isaac, a relief in bronze 1402 by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of the Catholic

Artifacts - Plate - Italy Enameled Terra-cotta by Luca della Robbia (1400-1482). The artist worked exclusively in marble and this is part of his most important work, begun in 1431. In that year Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. Luca

Stereotypical French man standing on French flag in the shape of France

Signs & Symbols - line art A shaman, dancing, wearing a reindeer mask. Southern France. Shaman comes from the Tunguso-Manchurian "saman" - "he who knows". In most cultures the shaman`s principle function was healing as sickness was seen as a loss o

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Catholic symbol in Corsica, France