Religious, Spiritual sights in Lake Geneva Region
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Cathédrale de Notre Dame
The Gothic Cathédrale de Notre Dame, arguably the finest in Switzerland, stands proudly at the heart of the vieille ville. Raised in the 12th and 13th centuries on the site of earlier, humbler churches, it lacks the lightness of French Gothic buildings but is remarkable nonetheless. Pope Gregory X, in the presence of Rudolph of Habsburg (the Holy Roman Emperor) and an impressive following of European cardinals and bishops, consecrated the church in 1275.
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Église de St François
Église de St François is a bit of a hybrid today but in the beginning it was part of a 13th-century Franciscan monastery. You can admire some restored frescoes inside. It is hard to imagine that the church and monastery once stood amid peaceful green fields!
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Château St Maire
The haughty, turreted Château St Maire is a 15th-century castle that was once the residence of the bishops of Lausanne and now houses government offices.
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