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The original church of Notre Dame des Tables (also called Dama des Taoulas, whose name it received from the money-changing merchants of 12th century
Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Tables de Montpellier, Ancienne chapelle des Jésuites
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The original church of Notre Dame des Tables (also called Dama des Taoulas, whose name it received from the money-changing merchants of 12th century Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...
) rested at the heart of the old village of Montpellier, in the current Occitanie '' région'' of France. It was consecrated by Bishop Ricuin circa 817.
It was destroyed at the end of the 16th century as a result of the French wars of religion, and later became a stopping point for pilgrims to pray at on their way to Santiago de Compostela. Now, in its crypt
A crypt (from Latin ''crypta'' "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics.
Originally, crypts were typically found below the main apse of a chur ...
— a remainder from the previous church — lies an exhibition about the history of Montpellier. The Hotel de Varennes in Montpellier houses sacred chapters of the baroque church.
See also
*Antoine Ranc
Antoine Ranc (c. 1634–1716) was a French painter.
Life
Antoine Ranc was born at Montpellier around 1634 to a modest family. He became a student of the Flemish artist Jean Zueil, nicknamed "le français" (the Frenchman), who probably brought ...
* List of basilicas
* Maguelone Cathedral
Maguelone Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Maguelone ; Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Maguelone) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located around south of Montpellier in the Hérault department of southern Fr ...
* Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone
* List of Jesuit sites
References
* Catholic World. Paulist Fathers. Volume 30. 1880. * Condé Nast Traveller. "Montpellier Guide". CondéNet UK Ltd. http://cntraveller.com/Guides/France/Montpellier/ * Travelling Jack. Languedoc - Montpellier. 1998–2003. http://www.jack-travel.com/Langdoc_Rouss/Text/LanguedocMontepellierVisit1.htmExternal links
* Montpellier (Catholic EncyclopediaEglise Notre-Dame-des-Tables de Montpellier, Ancienne chapelle des Jésuites
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