Église Ste-Dévote

Monaco


This 19th-century chapel is dedicated to Monaco's patron saint, whose body was brought here after her martyrdom in Corsica in 303 AD. The current church is a restored and expanded version of the early Christian sanctuary built over her tomb.


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