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Cathedrals of southern France (1904)

[Mansfield, Milburg Francisco], 1871- [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page and company · leaf 316

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riverDurance, rises the precipitous Mont de laBaume, which, with the not very grand orsplendid buildings of the city itself, composesthe ensemble at once into a distinctively old-world spot, which the march of progresshas done little to temper. It looks not a little like a piece of stage-scenery,… … XXV ST. JEROME DE DIGNE The diocese of Digne, among all of itsneighbours, has survived until to-day. It isa suffragan of Aix, Aries, and Embrun, andhas jurisdiction over the whole of the Depart-ment of the Basses-Alps. St. Domnin be-came its first bishop, in the fourth century. The ancient…

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