One of the temporary altars, Le Grand Sacre June 2008, Villedieu-les-Poeles

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Le Grand Sacre is a religious procession, involving the Knights of St. John, celebrating the development of the town of Villedieu-les-Poeles by this order. It takes place every four years, at the beginning of June. There are 10 temporary altars set up around the town where the procession stops, and prayers are said and relayed aroud the town by public address. These altars represent stories from the bible.

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Size: 3558px × 5315px
Location: Villedieu-les-Poeles, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
Photo credit: © John Morris / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: 2008, altar, celebration, grand, john, june, knights, le, les, malta, order, poeles, religion, sacre, st, st., villedieu, villedieu-les-poeles