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Alix of Thouars, born OTD in 1201, ruled as Duchess of #Brittany from 1203 until her death https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/mont-saint-michel-saint-malo/pontorson.html?s=mb #travel #history

A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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From Submarines to Standing Stones

We started the day in Lorient, at the former submarine base that is now also home to the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly. The huge concrete bunkers are still there, together with the French submarine Flore, a reminder of the much more recent history of this part of Brittany.From…

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From Submarines to Standing Stones

We started the day in Lorient, at the former submarine base that is now also home to the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly. The huge concrete bunkers are still there, together with the French submarine Flore, a reminder of the much more recent history of this part of Brittany.From…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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From Submarines to Standing Stones

We started the day in Lorient, at the former submarine base that is now also home to the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly. The huge concrete bunkers are still there, together with the French submarine Flore, a reminder of the much more recent history of this part of Brittany.From…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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From Submarines to Standing Stones

We started the day in Lorient, at the former submarine base that is now also home to the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly. The huge concrete bunkers are still there, together with the French submarine Flore, a reminder of the much more recent history of this part of Brittany.From…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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From Submarines to Standing Stones

We started the day in Lorient, at the former submarine base that is now also home to the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly. The huge concrete bunkers are still there, together with the French submarine Flore, a reminder of the much more recent history of this part of Brittany.From…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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The World’s Best Female Chef Dominique Crenn on Poetic Culinaria, the women in her life and leaving France for San Francisco https://www.diningandcooking.com/chefs/?p=5015 #AtelierCrenn #brittany #Chefs #cuisine #DominiqueCrenn #female #food #France #french #poetry #restaurants #SanFrancisco #TheWorld #women

Climate change pushes French wine production north

Winemakers are establishing vineyards in Normandy and Brittany as rising temperatures alter the viability of wine production across France. …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #Frenchwine #FrenchWine #MediterraneanWine #Brittany #Burgundy #climatechange #francais #france #French #frenchwine #normandy #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2795403/climate-change-pushes-french-wine-production-north/

Climate change pushes French wine production north

Winemakers are establishing vineyards in Normandy and Brittany as rising temperatures alter the viability of wine production across France. But growers moving north in search of more favourable…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #MediterraneanWine #Brittany #Burgundy #climatechange #francais #france #French #frenchwine #normandy #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2795403/climate-change-pushes-french-wine-production-north/

Climate change pushes French wine production north https://www.diningandcooking.com/2795403/climate-change-pushes-french-wine-production-north/ #Brittany #Burgundy #ClimateChange #francais #france #French #FrenchWine #normandy #Wine

From Stone Streets to the Edge of the Atlantic

We started the day in Locronan, a small town of old granite houses, cobbled streets and quiet squares. It is one of those places that seems to have changed very little over the centuries.From there, we drove west to the Pointe du Raz, where the landscape could hardly be more…

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#Climate crisis pushes French #winemakers to bet on warmer future in #Brittany and #Normandy

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260831-climate-change-pushes-french-winemaking-into-brittany-and-normandy

From Crozon to the Cliffs of Pen-Hir

We started the day exploring the Crozon Peninsula, where old military remains are scattered along the coast. Its strategic position near the entrance to Brest meant that this coastline was fortified again and again over the centuries. Today, old walls, batteries and bunkers have…

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Customers sample butter by the spoonful at Paris’ first-ever boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat https://www.diningandcooking.com/2793114/customers-sample-butter-by-the-spoonful-at-paris-first-ever-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favorite-fat/ #25 #APPhoto/ChristopheEna #BeurreDoux #BinEhsan #Brittany #Butter #ErwanLeo #francais #france #French #FrenchButter #Incolano #LeButterShop #leo #paris #TheAssociatedPress

Customers sample butter by the spoonful at Paris’ first-ever boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat

Paris now has its first-ever boutique dedicated ex…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #25 #APPhoto/ChristopheEna #beurredoux #BinEhsan #Brittany #Butter #ErwanLeo #francais #france #French #Incolano #LeButterShop #leo #paris #TheAssociatedPress
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Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens

Billed as Paris’ first boutiqu…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #butterboutique #buttershopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris
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Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792820/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens-2/ #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #ButterBoutique #ButterShopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #FrenchButter #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris

Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens

Billed as Paris’ first boutique …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #butterboutique #buttershopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792534/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens/

Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792534/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens/ #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #ButterBoutique #ButterShopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #FrenchButter #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris

John V, who died OTD in 1442, was Duke of #Brittany during the Hundred Years' War; that conflict in #France strengthened Brittany and preserved its independence https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/mont-saint-michel-saint-malo/pontorson.html?s=mb #travel #history

John V, who died OTD in 1442, was Duke of #Brittany during the Hundred Years' War; that conflict plus internal struggles in #France strengthened Brittany and preserved its independence https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/mont-saint-michel-saint-malo/?s=mb #travel #history

Arthur II, who died OTD in 1312, was Duke of #Brittany, ruling separately from the royalty of #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/mont-saint-michel-saint-malo/pontorson.html?s=mb #travel #history

Arthur II, who died OTD in 1312, was Duke of #Brittany, ruling separately from the royalty of #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/mont-saint-michel-saint-malo/mont-saint-michel.html?s=mb #travel #history

Congregation of the Holy Spirit

Officially known as: the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary. Or in Latin: Congregatio Beatissimae Virginis Mariae.

This is a religious congregation for men in the Catholic Church. Members are known as Holy Ghost Fathers. Or in continental Europe, & the Anglosphere, as Spiritans. Members use the postnominals: CSSp. Postnominals are letters placed after a person’s name to signify academic degrees, professional qualifications, awards, military decorations, or honorific titles (like PhD).

The order began in Paris on Pentecost Sunday, 1703. Claude Poullart des Places was a wealthy young lawyer who abandoned his social standing to become a priest. He wanted to form a religious institute for young men who wanted to become priests but were too poor to do so.

Unlike orders that focused on the elite, Claude was moved by the plight of “poor scholars.” HIs vision was a “proletariat” clergy. Priests assignments in hospitals, rural parishes, & overseas missions.

Claude was born on February 26, 1679 in the capital city of Brittany, France: Rennes. Claude was tutored at home before being enrolled at the age of 9-10 as a day student in the nearby Jesuit college of St. Thomas. Thus beginning his lifelong association with the Society of Jesus.

Graduating at 16, Claude studied at the University of Caen, Normandy. Before graduating at 22, with a Licentiate in Law from the Law School of Nantes. A licentiate in law is an individual holding an academic degree or professional certification. This is usually below a doctorate but above a bachelor’s, that authorizes them to practice law.

In 1701, Claude Poullart began his studies for the priesthood, as a boarder at the Jesuit College in Paris. His work grew quickly. The Order developed. However, Claude passed away at 29, or 31 depending on the source, of pleurisy after founding the order.

After the founder’s death, the order became fully organized. In 1765, the South American missions, in colonies such as China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand (Siam), & India under the support of the Paris Foreign missionaries arrived in Senegal, Africa.

Those in France served in various dioceses or alongside the de Montfont missionaries. This was due to the close friendship between Poullart & Louis de Montfont. The Order had trained 1,300 priests in the years leading up to 1792, when the seminary was suppressed by the French Revolution. The French Revolution saw the Spiritans have their property seized & many were executed or exiled to England, Italy, & Switzerland.

After the French Revolution only 1 member remained, James Bertout. He survived a series of hardships like being shipwrecked on his way to his destined mission in French Guiana, enslaved by the Moors, & a short stay in Senegal (where he had been sold to the English).

On his return to France, he reestablished the Order & continued its work. But he found it VERY hard to recover sufficiently from the effects caused by the Revolution.

In 1841/1842, Francis Liberman founded the Society of the Holy Heart of Mary (a.k.a. Society of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) This society is/was dedicated to serve mainly the emancipated black slaves in the French colonies. Particularly in Africa & the Caribbean.

In 1848, the Holy See asked Liberman to merge his relatively new society with the struggling Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Lieberman was made the 1st Superior General of the united groups. This effectively saving the Spiritan name & legacy.

Liberman’s approach to missionary work was revolutionary from the time. He instructed his missionaries not to “Europeanize” the people they served. Besides the missions in Africa, the society started missions in Mauritius, Reunion, & the Rodriguez Islands. In the Western Hemisphere, they had missions in Trinidad, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti, & Amazonia.

The Spiritans arrived in the United States in 1972, fleeing the Kulturkampf (persecution of Catholics) in Germany. They found a home in industrial heartlands, particularly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Order is known in the United States for founding Duquesne University in 1878. This university was originally established to provide an education to the kids of poor immigrants working in the steel mills. It grew into a major research institution. The university’s motto (Spiritus est qui vivificat, “It is the Spirit who gives life”) reflects the order’s charism.

By the early 20th century the organization into the following provinces: France, Ireland, Portugal, United States of America, & Germany.

On December 31, 1961, 20 Spiritans: 19 Belgians & 1 Dutch man, were unalived in Kongolo (in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) by government troops during the Katanga Secession Rebellion.

In Rome, on April 24, 1979, Pope John Paul II presided over the beautification ceremony for Jacques-Desire Laval. The 1st member of the Spiritans to be honored.

Today, there are about 3,000 Spiritans serving in over 60 countries. They’re often associated with schools & chaplaincy, & missionary work.

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