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The Sainte-Foy abbey-church in Conques Church doors and tympanum. The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques, France, was a popular stop for pilgrims traveling the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela, in what is now Spain. The main draw for medieval pilgrims at Conques were the remains of Sainte-Foy, a young woman martyred during the ...
The Sainte-Foy abbey church in Conques. The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques was a popular stop for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago on their way to Santiago de Compostela in what is now Spain. The main draw for medieval pilgrims at Conques were the remains of Saint Faith ("Sainte-Foy"), a martyred young woman from the fourth century.
Saint Faith or Saint Faith of Conques (Latin: Sancta Fides; French: Sainte Foy; Spanish: Santa Fe) is a saint who is said to have been a girl or young woman of Agen in Aquitaine. Her legend recounts how she was arrested during persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire and refused to make pagan sacrifices.
Sainte-Foy-la-Longue, in the Gironde département; Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière, in the Rhône département; Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, in the Rhône département; Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice, in the Loire département; Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, in the Savoie département; Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy, in Conques, Aveyron département
The lantern of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques (11th–12th century) The squinches joining the supporting arches of the lantern are decorated with sculpture of the Apostles. The base is Romanesque, while the lantern itself is later Gothic.
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