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In 1899, during the separation between the Church and the State, the mayor decided to happend the republican motto on the pediment, to the great displeasure of the abbot. When this abbot left the town, he engraved on the rib "This is the house of God, the house of prayers".
"In 1898, the town council voted to restore and to raise up the church. In 1899, during the separation between the Church and the State, the mayor decided to happend the republican motto on the pediment: "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, République Française", to the great displeasure of the abbot. When this abbot left the town, he engraved on the rib "This is the house of God, the house of prayers".
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THE CHURCH’S PEDIMENT
Le village
31210 FRANQUEVIELLE
31210 FRANQUEVIELLE