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The village of Courtauly is located near Carcassone, in the region of Occitanie. The Courtauly church dates back to the 16th century. It is composed of a rectangular nave, an imposing five-arched bell tower and a three-sided choir. On the facade of the church is written "Las que passan tornan pas" - “The hours that pass will not come back”

The Mariners Church is located in Saint-Sixte, in the region of New Aquitaine. In the 1500s, the population consisted mainly of mariners, giving the church its name. The church was built in the 16th century; then restored and enlarged in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In 1821, the mariners built a new chapel adjoining the church and dedicated it to St. Catherine. Inside, visitors can admire an ex-voto of great rarity: the model of a nineteenth century sailboat.

The Roman Catholic church of Divine Mercy dates from the 16th century. It was originally a wooden church. After being destroyed during the 17th century during the Swedish Deluge, the church was erected in stone. Its current appearance is the result of extensive renovation work carried out between 1905 and 1910 under the direction of the architect Jan Sas-Zubrzycki.

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This church was wanted by Cardinal Donnet in the image of the church crowning Montmartre, in the spirit of the buildings born of the military disaster and the dramatic events of 1870-1871.

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The church of El Salvador occupies the building of a previous mosque, probably dating from the 11th century. The mosque itself was built on the remains of a sacred Visigothic building. The conversion to Christian worship in 1159 brought about various modifications, including the construction of the Gothic chapel of St Catherine at the end of the 15th century. A brick bell tower was then added to the minaret, inlaid with friezes, which was transformed into a bell tower.

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This Empire of Espírito Santo was founded in the 19th century, more precisely in 1810.