Flames of faith: flickering votive candles illuminate small spaces in the dark interior of the Basilique Ste-Marie-Madeleine (Basilica of St Mary Magdalene) at Vézelay, Yonne, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. The Basilica is the church of a former Benedictine abbey rebuilt and enlarged in the 12th century to cope with hordes of pilgrims travelling to venerate bones preserved in the crypt, believed to be relics of Saint Mary Magdalene.
Vézelay, Yonne, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France: flickering votive candles illuminate small spaces in the dark interior of the Basilique Ste-Marie-Madeleine (Basilica of St Mary Magdalene). The Basilica is the church of a former Benedictine abbey rebuilt and enlarged in the 12th century to cope with hordes of pilgrims travelling to venerate bones preserved in the crypt, believed to be relics of Saint Mary Magdalene.
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Location: Vézelay, Yonne, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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