150 Churches in Paris and elsewhere

Now, despite all the perks he gets as patriarch, God the Father often gets literally left out of the picture - is this ageism, I wonder.  He is forever being upstaged by his son and his son’s Mother. So it is nice to see, in the fresco above the altar here, a scene where GTF and JC are both represented, busy crowning Mary MoG. This Art Deco influenced church is pointy on the outside, roundish on the inside and has a rare square baptismal font. The stations of the cross, which seem to be bas-relief in concrete, are also striking. The building of the church began in 1924. The Leo in question is a fifth century bishop of Rome, and pope. He defended, sometimes by the sword, the idea that Christ was at the same time equally divine and human, and he gave a rough time to those who said He was basically only divine, or basically only human. He also worked hard to fight against Priscillianism, which was a religious current which did condemned things like meditating at home or in the mounta...

Situated just opposite the crêperie, this 17th century church boasts a lovely perspex altar table and contrasting swirly old pulpit. The stations of the cross are paintings, which is not a common option, and there are actual relics of Saint Cornély himself. Now, Saint Cornély, allegedly pope during the third century and persecuted by the Roman emperor at the time is, I am told, the best-known of the saints whose task is to protect cattle. The legend has it that he was fleeing from Roman soldiers and was backed into a corner. So he turned the soldiers into stone, as you would. For centuries, every September there was a ceremony to bless horses at this church.  In the back of the church there is a feature "hammer in one of these nails and make a donation, please". The town of Carnac is better known for its 2900 standing stones, dating from around 6500 years ago, and a UNESCO world heritage site.