{"id":18430,"date":"2024-12-10T10:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=18430"},"modified":"2024-12-11T07:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:45:46","slug":"camino-photo-of-the-day-walking-into-the-abbey-church-of-sainte-foy-de-conques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-walking-into-the-abbey-church-of-sainte-foy-de-conques\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino Photo of the Day: Walking into the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy de Conques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I<\/span> stepped into the abbey church of Sainte-Foy, still wearing my pack. After the quick morning pace and that last steep descent, my legs felt like rubber. Nevertheless, when I stepped into the church, with monks preparing the church for Mass and people already starting to gather<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span>, all of the aches and fatigue faded into nothing. Here’s what I later wrote in my journal about the experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for the abbey itself, what can I say? After Le Puy, this was the first major object of my pilgrimage, and I have grown to love Sainte-Foy. The church building exceeds all expectations …. The building itself is beautiful, serene, and seems to exude the ancient majesty of Christ and His Church from every pore. I could spend a lifetime here. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Date: <\/strong>27 August 2023
Place:<\/strong> Conques, Aveyron D\u00e9partement, Region of Occitanie, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maps!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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