Church in Monnetier-Mornex
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(Link 1.)
Church of Monnetier
Municipality of Monnetier-Mornex
Haute Savoie, France
- Map of Monneiter
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Church in Monnetier-Mornex
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Sanctuary
Sanctuary Window
Rose Window
Sanctuary Window
Exterior Plaque
Sanctuary Statue
Sanctuary "Gold" Statue
"This municipality is located near Geneva and is divided into three villages between the Salève and the small Salève (village of Monnetier), on the southeast slopes of the Salève (village of Esserts-Salève) and the Mount Gosse ( village of Mornex). The village of Mornex extends to the bottom of Mount Gosse, on the edge of the Arve and at the junction of its tributary, the Viaison.
Sanctuary
"The site Monnetier-Mornex was inhabited by the Allobroges around 300 BC. BC, which left their traces on the archaeological site named "Camp des Allobroges" on the Small Salève.
Sanctuary Window
"In 2012, the municipality had 2338 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known throughout the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the xxi th century, actual census municipalities with fewer than10,000 inhabitants are held every five years, in contrast other towns with a sample survey every year.
Rose Window
"The German composer Richard Wagner stayed in 1856 in Mornex where he composed some of his famous opera Die Walküre." (Link 1.)
Sanctuary Window
Exterior Plaque
Sanctuary Statue
Sanctuary "Gold" Statue
Photos: Taken with his iPhone in May 2014 by Richard Wilson while living and working in Basel, Switzerland.
Link 1: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnetier-Mornex
Link 2: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_in_Monnetier-Mornex_2010-07-02.jpg
Prayer
God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)
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