France, Meurthe et Moselle, Saintois area, Forcelles Saint Gorgon, church of the Conversion of Saint Paul, the oldest parts were built in Romanesque style in the 12th century, the nave was rebuilt in gothic style in the 16th century, stained glass window made in 1895 by master glassmaker from Nancy Emile Richard which represents the alliance between France and Russia in 1893 symbolized by a handshake between two officers holding a flag, on the top the Virgin holding the Child of Czestochowa a polish town annexed to the empire of Russia at this time

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Location: Forcelles-Saint-Gorgon
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