Flickering votive candles illuminate small spaces in the dark interior of the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, the church of a former Benedictine abbey at Vézelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The church was 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. The abbey church was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites in 1979.

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Vézelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France: flickering votive candles illuminate small spaces in the dark interior of the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, 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. The abbey church was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites in 1979.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Basilica of St Mary Magdalene, Vézelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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