Le Puy-en-Velay

Places in this region

Image of Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle) located in Le Puy-en-Velay, France | Chapelle Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)
Le Puy-en-Velay, France

Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey

In the winter of 951, Bishop Godescalc of the French village Le Puy-en-Velay returned from an overland journey to the shrine of St. James, located about 1000 miles away, across the Pyrenees, in... »

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