Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe
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Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is a chapel in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, built in 962 on a volcanic formation 85 meters (275 ft) high. The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built to celebrate the return from the pilgramage of Saint James.
In 1429 the mother of Joan of Arc, Isabelle Romée, was said to have come to the site to pray.
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La France en 365 Photos, 13 February.
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