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Monday, June 5, 2023

Normandy, France spectacular Abbey reaches 1,000th birthday

Mont-Saint-Michel (on a rocky island linked to the mainland only by a narrow causeway)

marked this week the 1,000th anniversary since the laying of

the first foundation stone.  French President Emmanuel Macron will make a speech

and view the 30 objects of heritage, including a restored statue

of St. Michael.   The Romanesque abbey is a UNESCO world heritage site (more details

at ABC News online article)

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/frances-spectacular-abbey-mont-saint-michel-celebrates-1000th-99834582

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