Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer

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The Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer is a fortified Romanesque seaside church in the Camargue region of southern France, renowned as a major pilgrimage site, especially for the Romani devotion to Saint Sarah.

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Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church building
Romanesque church
fortified church
pilgrimage church
administeredBy Roman Catholic Diocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
associatedDevotion Black Madonna traditions
associatedEthnicGroup Romani people NERFINISHED
associatedSaint Saint Sarah NERFINISHED
containsRelicsOf Saint Mary Jacobe NERFINISHED
Saint Mary Salome NERFINISHED
Saint Sarah NERFINISHED
country France
dedicatedTo Saint Mary Jacobe NERFINISHED
Saint Mary Salome NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
fortifiedFeature crenellated roof
thick defensive walls
watchtower
function parish church
hasBellTower yes
hasCrypt yes
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1840
languageOfLiturgy French
Occitan (occasionally)
liturgicalStatus active church
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône NERFINISHED
Camargue NERFINISHED
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
material stone
notableFor Romani pilgrimage
annual Marian pilgrimages
veneration of Saint Sarah
ownership French state NERFINISHED
pilgrimageEvent May Romani pilgrimage
October Marian pilgrimage
proximityTo Camargue wetlands NERFINISHED
Rhône delta NERFINISHED
region southern France
religiousTradition Latin Church NERFINISHED
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
roofAccessibility accessible by interior stairways
roofType terrace roof usable as a defensive platform
tourism major religious tourism site in Camargue
usedAs place of refuge for local population in the Middle Ages

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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer hasReligiousBuilding Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer