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Church Attractions In Corsica

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Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula, with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. While being part of Metropolitan France, Corsica is also designated as a territorial collectivity by law. As a territorial collectivity, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regions; for example, the Corsican Assembly is able to exercise limited executive powers. The island formed a single department until it was spli...
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Church Attractions In Corsica

  • 1. Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste Bastia
    Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bastia is a church in Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. The building was classified as a Historic Monument in 2000.
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  • 2. Cathedral St. Jean Baptiste Calvi
    This is a list of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals . Almost all cathedrals in France are Roman Catholic, but any non-Roman Catholic cathedrals are listed here as well. The list is intended to be complete as far as current cathedrals and co-cathedrals are concerned. It is not yet an exhaustive list of former cathedrals, although it includes most of them. A number of large churches in France are known as cathedral as a mark of distinction or historical importance but have never been the seats of bishops. These are not included here.
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  • 3. Roman Catholic Church Cargese
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole of the island of Corsica. Erected in the 3rd century, the diocese was formerly a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa. After the French Concordat of 1801, the diocese became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles, until 2002 when it was attached to the archidiocesan province of Marseille. In 2012, in the diocese of Ajaccio, there was one priest for every 3,636 Catholics.
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  • 4. Bastia Cathedral Bastia
    Bastia is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the island after Ajaccio and is the capital of the Bagnaja region and of the department. Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town and is especially famous for its wines. Approximately 10% of the population are immigrants. The unemployment rate in the commune has persistently been one of the highest in France, standing at over 20% in 2004. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises.The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
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  • 6. Cathedrale de Nebbio Saint Florent
    Saint-Florent Cathedral or Nebbio Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic church located in the town of Saint-Florent in Corsica, France. The cathedral is a national monument and is now the church of Santa Maria Assunta. The was the seat of the Bishop of Nebbio until 1801, when the diocese was merged into the Diocese of Ajaccio.
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  • 9. Cathedral Sainte Marie Majeure Calvi
    This is a list of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals . Almost all cathedrals in France are Roman Catholic, but any non-Roman Catholic cathedrals are listed here as well. The list is intended to be complete as far as current cathedrals and co-cathedrals are concerned. It is not yet an exhaustive list of former cathedrals, although it includes most of them. A number of large churches in France are known as cathedral as a mark of distinction or historical importance but have never been the seats of bishops. These are not included here.
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  • 11. Eglise Saint-Michel de Murato Murato
    San Michele de Murato is a church in Murato, Haute-Corse, Corsica. The building was classified as a Historic Monument in 1840.
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  • 13. Eglise Saint-Dominique de Bonifacio Bonifacio
    Église Saint-Dominique de Bonifacio is a church in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, southeastern Corsica. It is the largest church on the island. The church is located within the walls of an old Dominican convent, now defunct, in the western part of the historic center, next to City Hall of Bonifacio. The church was built from the late thirteenth century. The building was classified as a Historic Monument in 1862.
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  • 14. Cathedrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia Bastia
    Bastia Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Bastia on the island of Corsica. It has been listed since 2000 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.The former Bastia Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, was built from 1495 onwards, with major reconstruction at the beginning of the 17th century. Behind the church stands the chapel of Sainte-Croix, known for its exuberantly decorated interior and for the figure of Christ des Miracles , venerated by the people of Bastia, and discovered floating in the waters of the Mediterranean in 1428 by two fishermen.
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  • 15. Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Ajaccio
    Ajaccio Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio and also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary , is a Roman Catholic church located in Ajaccio, Corsica. The cathedral is the ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Ajaccio, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and is in the Baroque/Mannerist architectural style.
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