The Archdiocese of Reims (traditionally spelt "Rheims" in English) (Latin: Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: Archidiocèse de Reims) is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France.Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus of Reims, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750.The archbishop received the title "primate …

A. Hank Aaron: American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976; regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He and his wife first became interested in the faith after the birth of their first child. A friendship with a Catholic priest later helped lead to Hank and his wife's conversion in …

Foix (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs, ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix.It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department.Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the second least populous French departmental capital, the least populous being Privas.

The Diocese of Belley–Ars (Latin: Dioecesis Bellicensis–Arsensis; French: Diocèse de Belley–Ars) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.Erected in the 5th century, the diocese was renamed in 1988 from the former Diocese of Belley to the Diocese of Belley–Ars. Coextensive with the civil department of Ain, in the Region …

Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a Roman Catholic church in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres.Mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, it stands on the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since …

Die Bahnhofshalle (auch Bahnhalle, Bahnsteighalle, Gleishalle oder Perronhalle) ist eine Halle, die die Bahnsteige und Gleise eines Bahnhofes überdeckt und so die Bahnbenutzer und Bahnhofsbesucher gegen Witterungseinflüsse schützt. Oft werden auch die Schalterhalle bzw. die Wartehalle als Bahnhofshalle bezeichnet.

The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël; Dutch: Kerstbestand) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914.. The truce occurred five months after hostilities had begun. Lulls occurred in the fighting as armies ran out of men and munitions and commanders reconsidered their …

The Diocese of Urgell is a diocese in Catalonia and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan County of Urgell, though it has different borders. The seat and Cathedral of the bishop are situated in la Seu d'Urgell town. The state of Andorra is a part of this diocese.

The Catholic Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon (Latin: Dioecesis Foroiuliensis–Tolonensis; French: Diocèse de Fréjus–Toulon) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast. The present diocese comprises the territory of the ancient Diocese of Fréjus as well as that of the ancient Diocese of Toulon.

Biography Early years. Fauré was born in Pamiers, Ariège, in the south of France, the fifth son and youngest of six children of Toussaint-Honoré Fauré (1810–85) and Marie-Antoinette-Hélène Lalène-Laprade (1809–87). According to the biographer Jean-Michel Nectoux, the Fauré family dates to the 13th century in that part of France. The family had at one time been substantial ...